S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 14.6% Higher Following Insider Buying Activity

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) traded up 14.6% 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 were traded 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on SFOR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Peel Hunt dropped their target price 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, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.28. The company’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 market cap of £159.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -55.03, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta 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, equities research analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.