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

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price rose 14.6% on Friday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. 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 were traded during mid-day 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 acquired 164,583 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SFOR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Finally, Peel Hunt reduced their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, September 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, S4 Capital currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Up 14.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of £159.08 million, a price-to-earnings 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 21.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 25.37.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 earnings per share for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current 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.