SThree (LON:STEM) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

SThree (LON:STEM) issued its quarterly earnings data 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 2.9 %

SThree stock opened at GBX 272.50 ($3.39) on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £362.15 million, a P/E ratio of 648.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.89, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.91. SThree has a twelve month low of GBX 221.50 ($2.76) and a twelve month high of GBX 457.50 ($5.69). The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 303.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 359.19.

Analyst Ratings Changes

STEM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 300 ($3.73) target price on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 390 ($4.85) price target on shares of SThree in a research report on Tuesday.

Insider Activity at SThree

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

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.