SThree (LON:STEM) Posts Earnings Results

SThree (LON:STEM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. SThree had a return on equity of 26.60% and a net margin of 3.53%.

SThree Price Performance

STEM stock traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 260 ($3.24). 624,886 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 385,407. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company has a market cap of £345.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 619.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree has a 12-month low of GBX 221.50 ($2.76) and a 12-month high of GBX 457.50 ($5.70). The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 301.47 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 358.53.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.74) price objective on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 390 ($4.86) target price on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday.

Insider Activity

In other SThree news, insider Elaine O?Donnell acquired 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 344 ($4.28) per share, with a total value of £18,920 ($23,555.78). Also, insider Andrew Beach bought 9,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.30) per share, for a total transaction of £25,005.40 ($31,132.22). Insiders have purchased a total of 15,022 shares of company stock worth $4,419,450 over the last 90 days. 6.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

SThree Company Profile

SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the only global specialist talent partner focused on roles in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (‘STEM’), providing permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of over 7,200 clients across 11 countries. Our Group’s c.2,600 staff cover the Technology, Life Sciences and Engineering sectors.