SThree (LON:STEM) Stock Price Down 1% - Here's What Happened

SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report)'s share price dropped 1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 344.50 ($4.39) and last traded at GBX 351.50 ($4.48). Approximately 97,041 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 60% from the average daily volume of 245,055 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 355 ($4.53).

SThree Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 360.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 396.08. The firm has a market cap of £473.12 million, a PE ratio of 847.57, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Activity at SThree

In related news, insider Elaine O’Donnell acquired 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 344 ($4.39) per share, with a total value of £18,920 ($24,120.35). Also, insider Timo Lehne bought 85,028 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 375 ($4.78) per share, with a total value of £318,855 ($406,495.41). Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 90,612 shares of company stock valued at $33,807,624. 6.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.