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

Key Points

• S4 Capital's share price increased by 14.6% after insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares at a price of GBX 23 per share.
• The stock's trading volume reached 10.3 million shares, which is a 303% increase from the average session volume.
• Several brokerages downgraded their price targets for S4 Capital, with Peel Hunt and Deutsche Bank setting targets of GBX 25, maintaining a "hold" rating.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 14.6% during mid-day trading on Saturday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). 10,387,470 shares were traded 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 stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 21.92 and its two-hundred day 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Equities analysts anticipate 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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