S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 14.6% Following Insider Buying Activity

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) rose 14.6% during trading on Friday following insider buying activity. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). Approximately 10,387,470 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 303% from the average daily volume of 2,579,822 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 shares were bought at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

S4 Capital Trading Up 14.6%

The company has a market cap of £159.08 million, a PE ratio of -55.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 21.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 25.37.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last posted 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 EPS 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.