S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 16.1% – Time to Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price shot up 16.1% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.69. 8,805,356 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 227% from the average session volume of 2,690,195 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 18.96 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 21.53. The company has a market cap of £123.92 million, a P/E ratio of -0.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

Insider Transactions at S4 Capital

In other news, insider Wesley ter Haar purchased 164,583 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. 17.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.