Cohort (LON:CHRT) Stock: Insider Andrew Stephen Thomis Acquires 142 Shares

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) insider Andrew Stephen Thomis purchased 142 shares of Cohort stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,162, for a total value of £277,694.76.

Cohort Trading Up 2.8%

LON CHRT traded up GBX 36 during trading hours on Friday, hitting GBX 1,300. 96,702 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 387,537. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,223.46 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,248.62. Cohort plc has a 12-month low of GBX 881.10 and a 12-month high of GBX 1,538. The firm has a market capitalization of £597.84 million, a P/E ratio of 25.35 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.21, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Cohort (LON:CHRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Cohort plc will post 42.80 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on CHRT. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,300 price target on shares of Cohort in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,630 price objective on shares of Cohort in a report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Cohort from GBX 1,740 to GBX 1,760 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cohort presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,563.33.

Cohort Company Profile

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.