Key Points
- Insider purchase: SThree insider Timo Lehne bought 20,427 shares at GBX 289 each, totaling approximately £59,034. He also made smaller purchases in June and July.
- Stock performance: SThree shares opened at GBX 284.26, near their one-year high of GBX 295, with a market capitalization of approximately £345 million.
- Analyst outlook: Berenberg reiterated a “Buy” rating with a GBX 250 target price, while the broader analyst consensus remains “Buy” with an average target of GBX 270.
SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) insider Timo Lehne bought 20,427 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 289 per share, for a total transaction of £59,034.03.
Timo Lehne also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, July 13th, Timo Lehne bought 33 shares of SThree stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 179 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 5,907.
- On Friday, June 12th, Timo Lehne bought 35 shares of SThree stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 171 per share, with a total value of GBX 5,985.
SThree Stock Performance
Shares of STEM stock opened at GBX 284.26 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.25, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The stock has a market cap of £345.28 million, a PE ratio of 28.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 203.22 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 179.49. SThree plc has a one year low of GBX 132.20 and a one year high of GBX 295.
SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The company reported GBX 2.10 earnings per share for the quarter. SThree had a net margin of 1.04% and a return on equity of 5.85%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that SThree plc will post 38.490881 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 target price on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 270.
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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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