Insider Buying: SThree (LON:STEM) Insider Purchases 81 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider Andrew Beach purchased 81 shares of SThree stock for a total value of £150.66, marking his second recent acquisition of the company's shares.
• The current stock price of SThree is around GBX 186, with a market capitalization of £237.35 million and a PE ratio of 857.18.
• Research analysts have given SThree a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy", with target prices ranging from GBX 360 to GBX 390.

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Beach purchased 81 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 186 per share, for a total transaction of £150.66.

Andrew Beach also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, July 14th, Andrew Beach acquired 58 shares of SThree stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 253 per share, for a total transaction of £146.74.

SThree Stock Performance

Shares of LON:STEM traded up GBX 6 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 144.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 846,401 shares, compared to its average volume of 679,049. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03. The firm has a market capitalization of £183.92 million, a PE ratio of 664.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree plc has a twelve month low of GBX 132.20 and a twelve month high of GBX 409.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 206.76 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 231.28.

SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 5.60 EPS for the quarter. SThree had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 20.90%. On average, equities analysts expect that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on STEM shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of SThree from GBX 360 to GBX 290 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of SThree from GBX 390 to GBX 250 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, SThree currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 280.

SThree Company Profile

SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the global STEM workforce consultancy, placing highly skilled, STEM specialist workers in the industries where they are needed most. We advise businesses, build expert teams, and deliver project solutions for our clients. With more than 38 years of experience in pure-play STEM and a global team of 2,700+ people each with local expertise across 11 countries, we cover high-demand skills across Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology roles.