Insider Buying: SThree plc (LON:STEM) Insider Purchases 9,436 Shares of Stock

SThree plc (LON:STEM) insider Andrew Beach bought 9,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 265 ($3.33) per share, for a total transaction of £25,005.40 ($31,437.52).

Andrew Beach also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, November 12th, Andrew Beach purchased 44 shares of SThree stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 351 ($4.41) per share, with a total value of £154.44 ($194.17).
• On Monday, October 14th, Andrew Beach purchased 40 shares of SThree stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 367 ($4.61) per share, for a total transaction of £146.80 ($184.56).

SThree Stock Performance

Shares of SThree stock opened at GBX 263 ($3.31) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91. The company has a market cap of £349.53 million, a PE ratio of 626.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 348.37 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 388.24. SThree plc has a 1-year low of GBX 221.50 ($2.78) and a 1-year high of GBX 457.50 ($5.75).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.77) target price on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on SThree from GBX 520 ($6.54) to GBX 390 ($4.90) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 12th.

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.