Cohort (LON:CHRT) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Cohort shares dipped intraday below their 200-day moving average (200‑day MA GBX 1,185.27), trading as low as GBX 1,158 before last trading at GBX 1,203.38; the 50‑day MA is GBX 1,286.13.
• Insider Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 1,611 shares at GBX 1,242 (≈£20,009) on April 9, while company insiders still own 29.78% of the stock.
• Cohort’s fundamentals show a market cap of £556.4m, a PE ratio of 30.34 and a debt-to-equity of 57.48, with modest liquidity (quick ratio 0.93, current ratio 1.36), indicating moderate leverage and tight short-term coverage.

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT - )'s share price crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,185.27 and traded as low as GBX 1,158. Cohort shares last traded at GBX 1,203.38, with a volume of 130,868 shares changing hands.

Cohort Stock Up 4.9%

The company has a market cap of £556.42 million, a PE ratio of 30.34 and a beta of 0.33. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,286.13 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,185.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.48, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Andrew Stephen Thomis sold 1,611 shares of the company'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. Company insiders own 29.78% of the company's stock.

About Cohort

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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