SThree (LON:STEM) Given Buy Rating at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reiterated their buy rating on shares of SThree (LON:STEM) in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a GBX 390 ($4.85) price objective on the stock.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.73) target price on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

SThree Stock Down 1.2 %

STEM stock opened at GBX 277 ($3.45) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91. The company has a market cap of £368.13 million, a PE ratio of 659.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree has a 52 week low of GBX 221.50 ($2.76) and a 52 week high of GBX 457.50 ($5.69). The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 304.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 360.29.

SThree (LON:STEM) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.47) EPS for the quarter. SThree had a return on equity of 26.60% and a net margin of 3.53%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that SThree will post 38.490881 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at SThree

In related news, insider Andrew Beach bought 9,436 shares of SThree stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.30) per share, for a total transaction of £25,005.40 ($31,112.85). Also, insider Elaine O’Donnell bought 5,500 shares of SThree stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 344 ($4.28) per share, for a total transaction of £18,920 ($23,541.12). Over the last three months, insiders have bought 15,022 shares of company stock worth $4,419,450. Insiders own 6.23% of the company’s stock.

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.