Andrew Stephen Thomis Acquires 2,797 Shares of Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) Stock

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) insider Andrew Stephen Thomis bought 2,797 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 715 ($8.90) per share, with a total value of £19,998.55 ($24,895.49).

Andrew Stephen Thomis also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 8th, Andrew Stephen Thomis bought 2,753 shares of Cohort stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 727 ($9.05) per share, with a total value of £20,014.31 ($24,915.11).
• On Wednesday, March 27th, Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 2,944 shares of Cohort stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 680 ($8.47), for a total value of £20,019.20 ($24,921.20).

Cohort Stock Performance

Shares of CHRT opened at GBX 748 ($9.31) on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 609.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 552.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.14, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.69. The stock has a market capitalization of £310.64 million, a PE ratio of 2,266.67 and a beta of 0.53. Cohort plc has a 1 year low of GBX 410 ($5.10) and a 1 year high of GBX 768 ($9.56).

Cohort Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 4th were paid a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 4th. Cohort’s payout ratio is presently 4,242.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Cohort in a research report on Thursday, March 28th.

Cohort Company Profile

Cohort plc, through its subsidiaries, provides various products and services in defense, security, and related markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Africa, North and South America, and the Asia Pacific and Africa. The company offers electro-optical and electro-mechanical systems, such as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, as well as combat systems; and communications systems.