SThree (LON:STEM) Given Hold Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of SThree (LON:STEM - Free Report) in a report published on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 300 ($3.81) target price on the stock.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on SThree from GBX 520 ($6.60) to GBX 390 ($4.95) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

SThree Price Performance

STEM stock traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 262 ($3.32). The company's stock had a trading volume of 258,512 shares, compared to its average volume of 254,083. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 352.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 389.98. SThree has a fifty-two week low of GBX 221.50 ($2.81) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 457.50 ($5.80). The stock has a market cap of £348.20 million, a PE ratio of 630.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other SThree news, insider Andrew Beach purchased 9,436 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 265 ($3.36) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($31,724.69). Also, insider Timo Lehne acquired 85,028 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 375 ($4.76) per share, with a total value of £318,855 ($404,535.65). Insiders have bought 100,069 shares of company stock valued at $36,313,960 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 6.23% of the company's stock.

SThree Company Profile

SThree plc provides specialist recruitment services in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics markets in the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, France, the United States, Dubai, Japan. The company offers recruitment services for permanent and contract roles, as well as support services.