S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 32.4% Higher – Still a Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price traded up 32.4% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 51.90 and last traded at GBX 51.90. 47,793,867 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 830% from the average session volume of 5,137,913 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SFOR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 43 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 38.33.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33. The stock has a market cap of £348.91 million, a P/E ratio of -14.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 36.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 32.55.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 EPS for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative net margin of 3.29% and a negative return on equity of 4.92%. As a group, research analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at S4 Capital

In other S4 Capital news, insider Alina Kessel acquired 66,938 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 36 per share, for a total transaction of £24,097.68. Corporate insiders own 17.72% of the company’s stock.

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. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.