Insider Buying: SThree plc (LON:STEM) Insider Buys 13,886 Shares of Stock

SThree plc (LON:STEM) insider Andrew Beach purchased 13,886 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 260 ($3.35) per share, for a total transaction of £36,103.60 ($46,483.33).

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

• On Tuesday, December 17th, Andrew Beach acquired 9,436 shares of SThree stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.41) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($32,194.41).

SThree Stock Performance

Shares of STEM traded down GBX 2.50 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 258 ($3.32). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,730,699 shares, compared to its average volume of 995,504. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 265.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 327.56. The firm has a market capitalization of £336.78 million, a PE ratio of 6.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.03, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.98. SThree plc has a one year low of GBX 221.50 ($2.85) and a one year high of GBX 457.50 ($5.89).

SThree (LON:STEM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.48) earnings per share for the quarter. SThree had a net margin of 3.33% and a return on equity of 20.90%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that SThree plc will post 38.490881 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 390 ($5.02) target price on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.86) price objective on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

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.