Timo Lehne Buys 20,427 Shares of SThree (LON:STEM) Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Timo Lehne purchased 20,427 SThree shares at GBX 289 each, for a total of approximately £59,034.
• Stock performance: SThree shares opened at GBX 284.96 and were up 0.3%, near their 52-week high of GBX 295. The company has a market capitalization of approximately £346 million.
• Analyst outlook: SThree has a consensus “Buy” rating from two analysts, with an average price target of GBX 270; Berenberg separately maintained its “Buy” rating with a GBX 250 target.

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Timo Lehne purchased 20,427 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 289 per share, for a total transaction of £59,034.03.

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

• On Monday, July 13th, Timo Lehne acquired 33 shares of SThree stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 179 per share, with a total value of GBX 5,907.
• On Friday, June 12th, Timo Lehne purchased 35 shares of SThree stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 171 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 5,985.

SThree Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of SThree stock opened at GBX 284.96 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 200.91 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 178.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.25, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.05. The firm has a market capitalization of £346.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.73. SThree plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 132.20 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 295.

SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported GBX 2.10 EPS for the quarter. SThree had a return on equity of 5.85% and a net margin of 1.04%. As a group, research analysts predict that SThree plc will post 38.490881 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 target price on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, SThree currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 270.

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 40 years of experience in pure-play STEM and a global team with local expertise across 11 countries, we cover high-demand skills across Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology roles. We provide permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of around 6,000 clients.

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