S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 16.3% – Time to Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price was up 16.3% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.72. Approximately 8,717,602 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 224% from the average daily volume of 2,689,845 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SFOR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Monday, November 24th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 40 to GBX 38 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The firm has a market cap of £124.12 million, a P/E ratio of -0.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 18.96 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 21.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at S4 Capital

In other S4 Capital news, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. Insiders own 17.49% of the company’s stock.

S4 Capital Company Profile

S4 Capital plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital advertising and marketing services company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Content, Data & Digital Media, and Technology Services. The company offers contents, campaigns, and assets for paid, social, and earned media, such as digital platforms and apps, as well as brand activations. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.