S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 18% – Here’s What Happened

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price shot up 18% on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 19.90 and last traded at GBX 19. 8,396,450 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 212% from the average session volume of 2,688,566 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

Key Headlines Impacting S4 Capital

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 18.85 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 21.44. The firm has a market cap of £135.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.43, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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.