S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 32.4% Higher – Here’s Why

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price was up 32.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 51.90 and last traded at GBX 51.90. 47,793,867 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 830% from the average daily volume of 5,137,913 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 39.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SFOR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 42 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 43 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Thursday, May 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 38.33.

S4 Capital Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £345.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 36.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 32.09.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative net margin of 3.29% and a negative return on equity of 4.92%. On average, research analysts forecast that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at S4 Capital

In other S4 Capital news, insider Alina Kessel bought 66,938 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 36 per share, with a total value of £24,097.68. Company insiders own 17.72% 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.