S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 15.3% on Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital plc shares surged by 15.3% following insider Wesley ter Haar's purchase of 164,583 shares, indicating strong confidence from company leadership.
• Analysts have recently downgraded their price targets for S4 Capital, with Deutsche Bank reducing it from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and Peel Hunt from GBX 30 to GBX 25, both maintaining a "hold" rating.
• The company's current market capitalization stands at £158.45 million, with an estimated earnings per share of 6.61 for the current fiscal year.

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) rose 15.3% during trading 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 25.30 ($0.34). Approximately 8,224,183 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 220% from the average daily volume of 2,568,555 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £160.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 21.94 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 25.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current 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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