S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 9.1% – Here’s Why

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) were up 9.1% on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 43 and last traded at GBX 43. 3,104,578 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 28% from the average daily volume of 4,319,688 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39.40.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SFOR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 58 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a research report on Wednesday, October 28th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 43.33.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 47.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 37.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.19, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.18. The stock has a market capitalization of £286.32 million, a P/E ratio of -86.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.68.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 EPS for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative net margin of 0.42% and a negative return on equity of 0.61%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.61 earnings per share for the current year.

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.