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

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) insider Andrew Stephen Thomis bought 2,797 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 715 ($8.90) per share, for a total transaction 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 bought at an average price of GBX 727 ($9.05) per share, for a total transaction 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 transaction of £20,019.20 ($24,921.20).

Cohort Price Performance

CHRT opened at GBX 742 ($9.24) on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £308.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,248.48 and a beta of 0.53. Cohort plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 410 ($5.10) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 768 ($9.56). The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 606.38 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 550.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.14.

Cohort Cuts Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cohort in a research note 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.