S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 8.6% – Still a Buy?

Shares of S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) were up 8.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 17.57 and last traded at GBX 17.48. Approximately 3,824,646 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 43% from the average daily volume of 2,670,352 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

S4 Capital News Summary

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. 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 reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £129.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 18.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 21.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

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.