S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 15.3% After Insider Buying Activity

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price shot up 15.3% on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.30 ($0.34). 8,224,183 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 220% from the average session volume of 2,568,555 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on SFOR. Peel Hunt dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 21.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 25.37. The stock has a market cap of £159.08 million, a P/E ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. On average, equities analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.