S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 7.4% Following Insider Buying Activity

Key Points

• S4 Capital shares rose 7.4% following insider buying, with insider Wesley ter Haar purchasing 164,583 shares at an average price of GBX 23.
• Analysts have recently downgraded S4 Capital's price targets, with adjustments from GBX 30 to GBX 25 by Peel Hunt and from GBX 55 to GBX 45 by Jefferies Financial Group.
• The company has a market capitalization of £154.16 million and reported earnings per share of GBX 0.20 for the last quarter.

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR - Get Free Report) rose 7.4% during mid-day trading on Friday following insider buying activity. The company traded as high as GBX 23.65 ($0.32) and last traded at GBX 23.58 ($0.32). Approximately 1,486,276 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 41% from the average daily volume of 2,533,462 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 that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SFOR has been the topic of several research reports. Peel Hunt decreased their price objective 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. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £154.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -53.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 21.94 and its 200 day moving average is 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. On average, equities research 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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