S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 47.6% – Should You Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price rose 47.6% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 28.70 and last traded at GBX 28.60. Approximately 76,050,633 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,029% from the average daily volume of 6,737,713 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 19.38.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

S4 Capital Trading Up 46.3%

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 company has a market cap of £187.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 18.16 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 20.83.

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.