Key Points
- Insider purchase: Andrew Stephen Thomis bought 142 Cohort shares at GBX 1,260 each, totaling £1,789.20. This follows his sale of 23,898 shares for £277,694.76 in September.
- Stock performance and finances: Cohort shares opened at GBX 1,300, up 2.8%, with a market capitalization of approximately £597.84 million. The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 61.93 and a 13.59% return on equity.
- Analyst outlook: Cohort has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from three analysts, with two Buys and one Hold. The average price target is GBX 1,563.33, above the reported share price.
Cohort plc (LON:CHRT - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Stephen Thomis purchased 142 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,260 per share, for a total transaction of £1,789.20.
Andrew Stephen Thomis also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, September 1st, Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 23,898 shares of Cohort stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,162, for a total value of £277,694.76.
Cohort Stock Up 2.8%
Shares of LON CHRT opened at GBX 1,300 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 1,223.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,248.98. The company has a market capitalization of £597.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.35 and a beta of 0.35. Cohort plc has a 1 year low of GBX 881.10 and a 1 year high of GBX 1,538. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.93.
Cohort (LON:CHRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 61.93 EPS for the quarter. Cohort had a return on equity of 13.59% and a net margin of 7.80%. On average, analysts forecast that Cohort plc will post 42.80 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 1,300 price target on shares of Cohort in a report on Friday, September 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Cohort from GBX 1,740 to GBX 1,760 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 1,630 price objective on shares of Cohort in a report on Friday, September 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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