SThree (LON:STEM) Announces Earnings Results

SThree (LON:STEM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 37.40 ($0.47) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. SThree had a net margin of 3.53% and a return on equity of 26.60%.

SThree Trading Down 3.1 %

Shares of SThree stock opened at GBX 276.25 ($3.44) on Tuesday. SThree has a 1 year low of GBX 221.50 ($2.76) and a 1 year high of GBX 457.50 ($5.69). 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 stock has a market cap of £367.13 million, a PE ratio of 657.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 304.40 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 360.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Andrew Beach acquired 9,436 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 265 ($3.30) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($31,112.85). Also, insider Elaine O’Donnell bought 5,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 344 ($4.28) per share, with a total value of £18,920 ($23,541.12). In the last three months, insiders have purchased 15,022 shares of company stock valued at $4,419,450. Company insiders own 6.23% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on STEM. Berenberg Bank cut their target price on SThree from GBX 520 ($6.47) to GBX 390 ($4.85) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.73) 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.