SThree (LON:STEM) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

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

SThree Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of STEM traded down GBX 4 ($0.05) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 260 ($3.24). The company had a trading volume of 624,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,407. SThree has a 52 week low of GBX 221.50 ($2.76) and a 52 week high of GBX 457.50 ($5.70). 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 company has a market capitalization of £345.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 619.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 301.47 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 358.53.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 300 ($3.74) price objective on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 390 ($4.86) target price on shares of SThree in a research note on Tuesday.

Insider Transactions at SThree

In related news, insider Elaine O’Donnell bought 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 344 ($4.28) per share, with a total value of £18,920 ($23,555.78). Also, insider Andrew Beach purchased 9,436 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 265 ($3.30) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($31,132.22). Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 15,022 shares of company stock valued at $4,419,450. Insiders own 6.23% of the company’s stock.

About SThree

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.