S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 12% Higher on Insider Buying Activity

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) traded up 12% during trading on Friday following insider buying activity. The stock traded as high as GBX 25.65 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 24.58 ($0.33). 7,265,696 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 183% from the average session volume of 2,563,563 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.30).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Peel Hunt reduced their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced 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 report on Tuesday, September 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

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 business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 25.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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