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

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price traded up 14.6% during mid-day trading on Saturday 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). 10,387,470 shares traded hands during mid-day 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 purchased 164,583 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on SFOR shares. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Peel Hunt cut 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The firm 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 21.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 25.31.

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