S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 56.30 and last traded at GBX 54.30, with a volume of 10176994 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 51.90.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on SFOR shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 43 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, S4 Capital currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 38.33.

S4 Capital Price Performance

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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 36.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 32.31. The stock has a market capitalization of £361.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last posted 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 return on equity of 4.92% and a negative net margin of 3.29%. On average, equities research analysts predict that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Alina Kessel bought 66,938 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 36 per share, for a total transaction 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.