SThree plc (LON:STEM) Insider Andrew Beach Buys 9,436 Shares

SThree plc (LON:STEM) insider Andrew Beach purchased 9,436 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.37) per share, for a total transaction of £25,005.40 ($31,789.22).

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

• On Tuesday, November 12th, Andrew Beach bought 44 shares of SThree stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 351 ($4.46) per share, for a total transaction of £154.44 ($196.34).
• On Monday, October 14th, Andrew Beach purchased 40 shares of SThree stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 367 ($4.67) per share, with a total value of £146.80 ($186.63).

SThree Stock Performance

SThree stock opened at GBX 262 ($3.33) on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £348.20 million, a P/E ratio of 623.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. SThree plc has a 1-year low of GBX 221.50 ($2.82) and a 1-year high of GBX 457.50 ($5.82). The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 350.58 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 389.10.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.81) price objective on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on SThree from GBX 520 ($6.61) to GBX 390 ($4.96) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th.

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.