S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 46.3% – Still a Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price shot up 46.3% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 28.65 and last traded at GBX 28.35. 76,105,648 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 1,029% from the average session volume of 6,740,950 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 19.38.

Trending Headlines about S4 Capital

Here are the key news stories impacting S4 Capital this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Articles attribute the jump to heavy trading, speculative interest and likely short‑covering; momentum technicals (price now well above moving averages) are drawing momentum traders. S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 39.5% – What’s Next?
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage cautions that there is no confirmed corporate disclosure to explain the move; analysts and commentators frame today’s rise as driven by market dynamics (rumors, flows) rather than new fundamental information — making the rally potentially short‑lived unless backed by company updates. S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 35.1% – Here’s Why

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 25 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 40 to GBX 38 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 18.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 20.86. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £182.33 million, a PE ratio of -0.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

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.