Cohort (LON:CHRT) Insider Sells £20,008.62 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider sale: On April 9, director Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 1,611 shares at GBX 1,242 for a total of £20,008.62, while also executing near‑offsetting trades that day (buying 1,609 shares at GBX 1,243 and selling 1,613 at GBX 1,240).
• Stock movement: Shares traded down about 2.0% to GBX 1,272.18 mid‑day with volume of 75,716 versus an average of 616,895, and sit near the 50‑day (GBX 1,242) and 200‑day (GBX 1,194) moving averages.
• Company metrics: Cohort has a market cap of £582.54m and a P/E of 31.76, with a current ratio of 1.36, quick ratio of 0.93 and debt‑to‑equity of 57.48.

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 1,611 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,242, for a total value of £20,008.62.

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

• On Thursday, April 9th, Andrew Stephen Thomis bought 1,609 shares of Cohort stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,243 per share, for a total transaction of £19,999.87.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 1,613 shares of Cohort stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,240, for a total transaction of £20,001.20.

Cohort Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of LON CHRT traded down GBX 25.82 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,272.18. The company had a trading volume of 75,716 shares, compared to its average volume of 616,895. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.48. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,242.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,194.47. The stock has a market cap of £582.54 million, a P/E ratio of 31.76 and a beta of 0.33. Cohort plc has a 52-week low of GBX 881.10 and a 52-week high of GBX 1,796.

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.

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