Key Points
- Insider sale: Simon Walther sold 24,958 Cohort shares at GBX 1,410 each, generating £351,907.80. He also bought and sold roughly 519 shares in July at GBX 1,331 per share.
- Financial performance: Cohort reported quarterly earnings of GBX 61.93 per share, with a 7.80% net margin and 13.59% return on equity. Analysts expect full-year EPS of approximately 42.80.
- Analyst outlook: Cohort has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from three analysts, with an average price target of GBX 1,563.33; individual ratings range from “Hold” to “Buy” or “Outperform.”
Cohort plc (LON:CHRT - Get Free Report) insider Simon Walther sold 24,958 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,410, for a total value of £351,907.80.
Simon Walther also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, July 16th, Simon Walther bought 518 shares of Cohort stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,331 per share, for a total transaction of £6,894.58.
- On Thursday, July 16th, Simon Walther sold 519 shares of Cohort stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,331, for a total transaction of £6,907.89.
Cohort Price Performance
Shares of Cohort stock opened at GBX 1,361.86 on Wednesday. Cohort plc has a 52 week low of GBX 881.10 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,538. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.21. The stock has a market cap of £624.14 million, a PE ratio of 26.55 and a beta of 0.34. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,295.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,261.56.
Cohort (LON:CHRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 61.93 earnings per share for the quarter. Cohort had a net margin of 7.80% and a return on equity of 13.59%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Cohort plc will post 42.7951807 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
CHRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,630 target price on shares of Cohort in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,300 price target on shares of Cohort in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Cohort from GBX 1,740 to GBX 1,760 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cohort has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,563.33.
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Cohort Company Profile
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Cohort plc is the parent company of seven innovative, agile and responsive businesses based in the UK, Australia, Germany and Portugal, providing a wide range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.
The Group is split into two segments:
Communications and Intelligence
- EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and military customers. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016. www.eid.pt
- EM Solutions designs, assembles, tests, and supports satellite communications on-the-move terminals for defence and government customers.
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