S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 14.6% Following Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital's stock price rose by 14.6% following insider buying activity, with the last trade at GBX 25.15 ($0.34).
• Insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, amounting to a total investment of £37,854.09.
• Analysts have issued mixed ratings on S4 Capital, with a current average rating of "Hold" and price targets ranging from GBX 25 to GBX 45.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 14.6% on Saturday following insider buying activity. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). 10,387,470 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 303% from the average session volume of 2,579,822 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 25.37. The company has a market capitalization of £159.08 million, a P/E ratio of -55.03, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast 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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