SThree (LON:STEM) Shares Down 2.7% - Time to Sell?

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) shares were down 2.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 257 ($3.25) and last traded at GBX 257 ($3.25). Approximately 227,710 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 43% from the average daily volume of 396,374 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 264 ($3.34).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 390 ($4.93) target price on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.79) target price on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th.

SThree Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of £325.03 million, a P/E ratio of 6.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 270.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 339.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03, a current ratio of 1.98 and a quick ratio of 1.69.

SThree (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter. SThree had a return on equity of 20.90% and a net margin of 3.33%. On average, analysts forecast that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SThree news, insider Andrew Beach acquired 9,436 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.35) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($31,592.42). Insiders acquired a total of 9,500 shares of company stock valued at $2,517,638 over the last three months. 6.23% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

SThree Company Profile

SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the only global specialist talent partner focused on roles in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (‘STEM'), providing permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of over 7,200 clients across 11 countries. Our Group's c.2,600 staff cover the Technology, Life Sciences and Engineering sectors.