SThree (LON:STEM) Insider Buys £150.66 in 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 bought 81 shares of SThree stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 186 per share, with a total value of £150.66.

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

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

SThree Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of LON:STEM opened at GBX 186.87 on Monday. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 214.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 233.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.69. SThree plc has a one year low of GBX 178 and a one year high of GBX 409.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £237.35 million, a PE ratio of 857.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

STEM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 360 target price on shares of SThree in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 390 target price on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 350.

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.

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