SThree (LON:STEM) Shares Up 0.7% – What’s Next?

SThree plc (LON:STEMGet Free Report)’s stock price rose 0.7% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 298 and last traded at GBX 286.50. Approximately 164,767 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 78% from the average session volume of 757,750 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 284.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 250 price target on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 270.

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SThree Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £348.00 million, a P/E ratio of 28.37, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.25, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 2.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 241.70 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 190.83.

SThree (LON:STEMGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported GBX 2.10 EPS for the quarter. SThree had a return on equity of 5.85% and a net margin of 1.04%. As a group, analysts predict that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SThree news, insider Timo Lehne bought 20,427 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 289 per share, with a total value of £59,034.03. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 20,495 shares of company stock valued at $5,915,295. 15.66% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About SThree

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SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the global STEM workforce consultancy, placing highly skilled, STEM specialist workers in the industries where they are needed most. We advise businesses, build expert teams, and deliver project solutions for our clients. With 40 years of experience in pure-play STEM and a global team with local expertise across 11 countries, we cover high-demand skills across Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology roles.

We provide permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of around 6,000 clients.

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