SThree (LON:STEM) Stock Price Up 1.5% - Still a Buy?

Shares of SThree plc (LON:STEM - Get Free Report) rose 1.5% on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 175.20 and last traded at GBX 172.60. Approximately 851,265 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 52% from the average daily volume of 559,046 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 170.Wall Street Analyst Weigh InSeparately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 price objective on shares of SThree in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, SThree presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 270.Check Out Our Latest Research Report on SThreeSThree Price PerformanceThe company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.92, a quick ratio of 1.69 and a current ratio of 1.97. The company has a market cap of £216.20 million, a PE ratio of 12.69, a PEG ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 0.61. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 159.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 168.63. About SThree (Get Free Report)SThree plc brings skilled people together to build the future. We are the global STEM workforce consultancy, placing highly skilled, STEM specialist workers in the industries where they are needed most. We advise businesses, build expert teams, and deliver project solutions for our clients. With 40 years of experience in pure-play STEM and a global team with local expertise across 11 countries, we cover high-demand skills across Engineering, Life Sciences and Technology roles. We provide permanent and flexible contract talent to a diverse base of around 6,000 clients.See AlsoFive stocks we like better than SThreeThis instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.Should You Invest $1,000 in SThree Right Now?Before you consider SThree, you'll want to hear this.MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and SThree wasn't on the list.While SThree currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.View The Five Stocks Here