S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 14.6% Higher Following Insider Buying Activity

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) was up 14.6% on Saturday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The company traded as high as GBX 25.79 ($0.35) and last traded at GBX 25.15 ($0.34). Approximately 10,387,470 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 303% from the average daily volume of 2,579,822 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 21.95 ($0.29).

Specifically, insider Wesley ter Haar bought 164,583 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, for a total transaction of £37,854.09.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SFOR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 32 to GBX 26 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Peel Hunt dropped their target price on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 30 to GBX 25 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 55 to GBX 45 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. One equities research 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.com, S4 Capital presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 32.

S4 Capital Trading Up 14.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of £163.41 million, a P/E ratio of -53.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 21.92 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 25.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.08.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 15th. The company reported GBX 0.20 EPS for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 earnings per share for the current year.

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.