S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Trading 16% Higher – Here’s What Happened

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) was up 16% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 19.10 and last traded at GBX 18.67. Approximately 8,281,742 shares changed hands 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SFOR has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of S4 Capital from GBX 26 to GBX 24 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 24th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 25 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on S4 Capital from GBX 40 to GBX 38 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 29.

S4 Capital Trading Up 16.0%

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 18.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 21.53. 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 company has a market cap of £123.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.05.

Insider Activity at S4 Capital

In other news, insider Wesley ter Haar acquired 164,583 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 23 per share, with a total value of £37,854.09. Company insiders own 17.49% of the company’s stock.

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. In addition, it provides campaign management analytics, creative production and ad serving, platform and systems integration and transition, and training and education services.