Coats Group plc (LON:COA - Get Free Report) insider Steve Murray bought 38,961 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, July 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 77 ($1.03) per share, with a total value of £29,999.97 ($40,241.41).
Coats Group Trading Up 0.3%
Shares of COA traded up GBX 0.20 ($0.00) on Monday, reaching GBX 73 ($0.98). 53,025,176 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,769,359. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 103.51. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 78.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 81.43. Coats Group plc has a 12 month low of GBX 64.80 ($0.87) and a 12 month high of GBX 104.20 ($1.40).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have weighed in on COA. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 110 ($1.48) target price on shares of Coats Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 125 ($1.68) target price on shares of Coats Group in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd.
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Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment.
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