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

SThree (LON:STEM)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Tuesday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 300 ($3.81) price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 13.42% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on shares of SThree from GBX 520 ($6.60) to GBX 390 ($4.95) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

SThree Stock Up 1.7 %

LON:STEM traded up GBX 4.50 ($0.06) during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 264.50 ($3.36). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,326,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 258,425. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91, a current ratio of 1.89 and a quick ratio of 1.69. The company has a market cap of £351.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 630.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree has a one year low of GBX 221.50 ($2.81) and a one year high of GBX 457.50 ($5.80). The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 352.85 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 389.98.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Andrew Beach bought 9,436 shares of SThree stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 265 ($3.36) per share, for a total transaction of £25,005.40 ($31,724.69). Also, insider Elaine O’Donnell purchased 5,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 344 ($4.36) per share, for a total transaction of £18,920 ($24,004.06). In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 100,069 shares of company stock valued at $36,313,960. Insiders own 6.23% of the company’s stock.

About SThree

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.