Key Points
- On December 12 an insider, Andrew Beach, bought 90 shares of SThree at GBX 166 per share (total £149.40).
- Beach has made repeated small purchases recently — Oct 13 (90 shares at GBX 165), Nov 12 (93 shares at GBX 163) and Dec 12 — suggesting ongoing insider accumulation.
- SThree trades around GBX 172 with a market cap of £218.5m, P/E 7.89 and a 50-day/200-day MA of GBX 161.45/193.44; analysts hold a consensus Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 280 despite recent target cuts.
SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Beach purchased 90 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 166 per share, with a total value of £149.40.
Andrew Beach also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, November 12th, Andrew Beach bought 93 shares of SThree stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 163 per share, for a total transaction of £151.59.
- On Monday, October 13th, Andrew Beach bought 90 shares of SThree stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 165 per share, for a total transaction of £148.50.
SThree Stock Performance
Shares of STEM stock opened at GBX 172 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of £218.52 million, a P/E ratio of 7.89, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree plc has a 12 month low of GBX 132.20 and a 12 month high of GBX 300.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 161.45 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 193.44.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price objective on shares of SThree from GBX 360 to GBX 290 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on SThree from GBX 390 to GBX 250 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 280.
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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 more than 38 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.
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