SThree (LON:STEM) Stock Price Down 1.3% - Should You Sell?

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 1.3% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 230 ($3.06) and last traded at GBX 234 ($3.11). 321,065 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 54% from the average session volume of 699,073 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 237 ($3.15).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 390 ($5.19) price objective on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday, January 28th.

SThree Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £311.33 million, a P/E ratio of 6.31, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 251.16 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 292.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03.

SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.50) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. SThree had a return on equity of 20.90% and a net margin of 3.33%. As a group, analysts forecast that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SThree Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a GBX 9.20 ($0.12) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.33%. This is an increase from SThree's previous dividend of $5.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. SThree's dividend payout ratio is presently 44.97%.

Insider Activity at SThree

In other news, insider Timo Lehne sold 10,964 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 250 ($3.32), for a total transaction of £27,410 ($36,454.32). Also, insider Andrew Beach acquired 13,886 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 260 ($3.46) per share, with a total value of £36,103.60 ($48,016.49). Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 13,954 shares of company stock valued at $3,627,518. Corporate insiders own 6.23% of the company's stock.

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.