S4 Cap. Share News (SFOR)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BAE Systems and Mondi cut to 'neutral'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and on Friday:

S4 Capital up as company confirms targets following weak first quarter

(Alliance News) - Shares in S4 Capital PLC jumped on Friday morning, as the company reaffirmed its targets for the full year despite posting an all-round poor performance in the first quarter.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS raises Trainline, cuts Kingspan

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

S4 Capital reports weaker first quarter, as expected

(Sharecast News) - Digital advertising and marketing services company S4 Capital reported a decline in net revenue in its first quarter on Friday, which it put down to ongoing client caution and a decrease in activity within its technology services segment.

LONDON BRIEFING: FTSE 100 called up on BoE hold and UK economic growth

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open up on Friday after a dovish Bank of England interest rates hold on Thursday.

Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic

April 9 (Reuters) - As the July opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer, U.S. broadcaster NBCUniversal is seeing renewed interest from major corporate sponsors in the premier global sporting event as fans are expected to fill Olympic stadiums for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

S4 Capital reports 25% drop in earnings after 'difficult' 2023

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - Martin Sorrell forecast another tough year for S4 Capital after the ad group's core earnings fell 25% in 2023, reflecting a reluctance from its tech-heavy clients to spend and few new business wins.

S4 Capital appoints new COO; revenues drop

(Sharecast News) - Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital appointed a new chief operating officer on Wednesday as it reported a drop in revenues as clients cut back on advertising spend.

S4 Capital sees no respite ahead with client caution set to persist

(Alliance News) - S4 Capital PLC on Wednesday predicted a tough year ahead after soft spending by clients saw revenue and billings drop in 2023.

S4 Capital received no credible approach, Martin Sorrell says

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) - S4 Capital had received no credible takeover approach, Executive Chairman Martin Sorrell said when asked about a recent Wall Street Journal report saying he had turned down approaches from private equity and U.S. rival Stagwell.

LONDON BRIEFING: Diploma makes buy; Astra wins Japan drug approvals

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London opened in a muted fashion on Wednesday, with some unease lingering in equity markets ahead of a US inflation reading later in the week.

PRESS: S4 Capital climbs on WSJ report it rejected USD700 million bid

(Alliance News) - Shares in S4 Capital PLC advanced on Friday after The Wall Street reported the company had turned down a bid approach.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

IN BRIEF: S4 Capital launches share buyback with GBP2.7 million fund

S4 Capital PLC - London-based digital advertising, marketing and technology services - Starts share buyback programme, allocating an initial GBP2.7 million from its cash reserves to fund it. S4 Capital contracts Dowgate Capital Ltd to run the programme, for which it gives no end date. S4 Capital shares fell sharply back in November after reporting a 15% drop in third-quarter revenue.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC cuts Compass; Berenberg lowers Victrex

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday: