S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 9.1% – Still a Buy?

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) shot up 9.1% during mid-day trading on Monday. The company traded as high as GBX 43 and last traded at GBX 43. 3,104,578 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 28% from the average session volume of 4,319,688 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39.40.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 58 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 43.33.

S4 Capital Stock Up 9.1%

The stock has a market cap of £286.32 million, a PE ratio of -86.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 47.37 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 37.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 53.19, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.05.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 EPS for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative return on equity of 0.61% and a negative net margin of 0.42%. Equities research analysts anticipate that S4 Capital plc will post 6.61 earnings per share for the current 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. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.