S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 4.8% - What's Next?

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares rose 4.8% on Wednesday to GBX 42.60 (intraday high GBX 44) on ~4.6 million shares traded, slightly below its average daily volume and up from a close of GBX 40.65.
• Analyst activity: Jefferies raised its price target to GBX 43 and gave a Buy, Deutsche Bank lifted its target to GBX 30 with a Hold, and the MarketBeat consensus remains a Hold with a target of GBX 32.67.
• Financials show a market cap of £284.1m, a negative P/E (-0.12) and net margin (-3.29%), quarterly EPS of GBX 5, and elevated leverage (debt-to-equity 70.33), while the 50- and 200-day moving averages (GBX 28.06 and 23.21) imply recent price strength.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) shares were up 4.8% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 44 and last traded at GBX 42.60. Approximately 4,596,544 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 3% from the average daily volume of 4,742,288 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 40.65.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on SFOR shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 38 to GBX 43 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 28 to GBX 30 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 32.67.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £284.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.28. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 28.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 23.21.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The company reported GBX 5 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative return on equity of 4.92% and a negative net margin of 3.29%. Equities research analysts expect 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. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.

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