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

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) shot up 14.6% during trading on Saturday following insider buying activity. The company traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). 10,387,470 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 303% from the average session 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 business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Peel Hunt decreased their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group decreased 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Trading Up 14.6%

The firm 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 25.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. Equities analysts forecast 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.