S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) Hits New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

S4 Capital plc (LON:SFOR) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 56.30 and last traded at GBX 54.30, with a volume of 10176994 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 51.90.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on SFOR. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 43 price objective on shares of S4 Capital in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 42 target price on shares of S4 Capital in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 38.33.

S4 Capital Trading Down 3.5%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 37.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 32.69. The stock has a market cap of £348.91 million, a P/E ratio of -14.16, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33.

S4 Capital (LON:SFOR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported GBX 2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. S4 Capital had a negative net margin of 3.29% and a negative return on equity of 4.92%. As a group, analysts expect that S4 Capital plc will post 6.6098807 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Alina Kessel acquired 66,938 shares of S4 Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 36 per share, for a total transaction of £24,097.68. 17.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.