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

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price was up 14.6% on Saturday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company 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 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 bought 164,583 shares of the 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 Analysts Forecast Growth

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

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 25.31. The firm has a market cap of £159.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. 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 released its earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate 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.