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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on SFOR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on S4 Capital from GBX 40 to GBX 38 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Price Performance

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 capitalization of £123.81 million, a P/E ratio of -0.40, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 18.96 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 21.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at S4 Capital

In related news, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09. Corporate insiders own 17.49% of the company’s stock.

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.