S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Stock Price Up 18% – Time to Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s share price was up 18% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 19.90 and last traded at GBX 19. Approximately 8,396,450 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 212% from the average daily volume of 2,688,566 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 16.10.

More S4 Capital News

Here are the key news stories impacting S4 Capital this week:

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SFOR. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 price target on shares of S4 Capital in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased 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 note on Wednesday, November 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £135.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. 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 50 day moving average price of GBX 18.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 21.44.

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.