S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading Up 16.3% – Here’s Why

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price rose 16.3% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.72. Approximately 8,717,602 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 224% from the average daily volume of 2,689,845 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

S4 Capital Stock Up 16.3%

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 18.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 21.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08. The company has a market cap of £124.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.40, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

Insider Activity at S4 Capital

In other S4 Capital news, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. Insiders own 17.49% of the company’s stock.

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.