Cohort (LON:CHRT) Insider Sells £6,907.89 in Stock

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) insider Simon Walther sold 519 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,331, for a total transaction of £6,907.89.

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 price of GBX 1,331 per share, for a total transaction of £6,894.58.

Cohort Trading Down 2.9%

CHRT opened at GBX 1,299.10 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.21. Cohort plc has a 52 week low of GBX 881.10 and a 52 week high of GBX 1,722. The stock has a market cap of £595.38 million, a PE ratio of 32.44 and a beta of 0.34. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,253.76 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,223.95.

Cohort (LON:CHRT) last announced 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%. Equities research analysts predict that Cohort plc will post 42.7951807 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CHRT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Cohort from GBX 1,740 to GBX 1,760 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 1,300 price objective on shares of Cohort in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cohort currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 1,530.

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.