S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 13.9% on Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares rose 13.9% following insider Wesley ter Haar's acquisition of 164,583 shares at an average cost of GBX 23, totaling approximately £37,854.
• Analysts have reduced their price targets for S4 Capital, with Jefferies Financial Group lowering their objective from GBX 55 to 45, and both Peel Hunt and Deutsche Bank cutting their targets to GBX 25 and 26 respectively, maintaining "hold" ratings.
• The company's market capitalization is £160.03 million, with key financial metrics including a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08 and a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.36.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shares were up 13.9% on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.34) and last traded at GBX 25 ($0.34). Approximately 7,952,560 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 210% from the average daily volume of 2,567,141 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on SFOR shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Peel Hunt cut their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 15.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.28. The company has a market cap of £160.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 21.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 25.43.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Sell-side analysts predict that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

S4 Capital Company Profile

S4 Capital plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital advertising and marketing services company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Content, Data & Digital Media, and Technology Services. The company offers contents, campaigns, and assets for paid, social, and earned media, such as digital platforms and apps, as well as brand activations.

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