SThree (LON:STEM) Trading Down 0.7% – Should You Sell?

SThree plc (LON:STEM) traded down 0.7% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 351.50 ($4.58) and last traded at GBX 354 ($4.61). 158,982 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 250,815 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 356.50 ($4.64).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of SThree from GBX 430 ($5.60) to GBX 420 ($5.47) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th.

SThree Stock Up 0.9 %

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 380.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 406.73. The firm has a market cap of £469.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 840.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98.

Insider Transactions at SThree

In related news, insider Timo Lehne purchased 85,028 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 375 ($4.88) per share, with a total value of £318,855 ($415,067.69). In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 85,107 shares of company stock worth $31,915,273. 6.23% of the stock is owned by 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.