S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Shares Up 16% – Here’s Why

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR)’s stock price was up 16% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.67. Approximately 8,281,742 shares were traded 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SFOR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective 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. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set 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 for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, S4 Capital has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Trading Up 16.0%

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 firm has a market capitalization of £123.81 million, a PE ratio of -0.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 18.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 21.53.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were bought 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.

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.