S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 16% – Here’s What Happened

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price shot up 16% on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.67. 8,281,742 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 208% from the average session volume of 2,688,109 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 40 to GBX 38 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 price objective on shares of S4 Capital 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 18.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 21.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market cap of £129.42 million, a PE ratio of -0.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

S4 Capital Company Profile

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.