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

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) were 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). 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 purchased 164,583 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on SFOR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price 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. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective 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. Finally, Peel Hunt decreased their target price on S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 21.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 25.31. The stock has a market capitalization of £159.08 million, a P/E ratio of -55.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate 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.