SThree’s (STEM) Hold Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reissued their hold rating on shares of SThree (LON:STEM) in a research report released on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a GBX 300 ($3.75) target price on the stock.

Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on shares of SThree from GBX 520 ($6.50) to GBX 390 ($4.87) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 12th.

SThree Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of SThree stock opened at GBX 266 ($3.32) on Tuesday. SThree has a 52-week low of GBX 221.50 ($2.77) and a 52-week high of GBX 457.50 ($5.72). The stock has a market cap of £353.51 million, a PE ratio of 633.33, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 346.21 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 387.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Insider Activity at SThree

In related news, insider Timo Lehne purchased 85,028 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 375 ($4.69) per share, with a total value of £318,855 ($398,518.94). Also, insider Andrew Beach acquired 9,436 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 265 ($3.31) per share, with a total value of £25,005.40 ($31,252.84). Insiders purchased a total of 100,069 shares of company stock valued at $36,313,960 over the last quarter. 6.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.