S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 7.4% on Insider Buying Activity

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price shot up 7.4% during trading on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as high as GBX 23.65 ($0.32) and last traded at GBX 23.58 ($0.32). 1,486,276 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 41% from the average session volume of 2,533,462 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

S4 Capital Trading Up 14.6%

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’s fifty day moving average is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 25.37. The stock has a market cap of £159.08 million, a PE ratio of -55.03, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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

About S4 Capital

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.