SThree (LON:STEM) Insider Acquires £10,291.56 in Stock

Key Points

• Timo Lehne, an insider at SThree, purchased 7,404 shares at an average cost of GBX 139, amounting to a total of £10,291.56.
• Analysts have revised their target prices for SThree, with Deutsche Bank lowering it from GBX 360 to GBX 290 and Berenberg Bank cutting it from GBX 390 to GBX 250, both maintaining a "buy" rating.
• SThree's stock is currently trading at GBX 140.80, with a 52-week range between GBX 132.20 and GBX 409.50, reflecting a market cap of £178.84 million.

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Timo Lehne bought 7,404 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 139 per share, with a total value of £10,291.56.

Timo Lehne also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, September 12th, Timo Lehne bought 32,072 shares of SThree stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 186 per share, with a total value of £59,653.92.
• On Wednesday, July 30th, Timo Lehne sold 1,579 shares of SThree stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 218, for a total value of £3,442.22.
• On Monday, July 14th, Timo Lehne bought 23 shares of SThree stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of GBX 5,819.

SThree Stock Performance

Shares of LON STEM traded up GBX 6 during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 144.80. 846,401 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 679,049. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 206.76 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 231.28. The firm has a market cap of £183.92 million, a P/E ratio of 664.22, a PEG 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.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on SThree from GBX 390 to GBX 250 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on SThree from GBX 360 to GBX 290 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.