Cohort (LON:CHRT) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Cohort plc (LON:CHRT) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,240 ($15.48) and last traded at GBX 1,236.67 ($15.44), with a volume of 87368 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,190 ($14.85).

Cohort Stock Up 3.8 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £499.43 million, a PE ratio of 3,250.00 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,109.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 959.21.

Cohort (LON:CHRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The company reported GBX 20 ($0.25) EPS for the quarter. Cohort had a return on equity of 14.59% and a net margin of 7.56%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Cohort plc will post 42.7951807 earnings per share for the current year.

Cohort Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 9th will be issued a dividend of GBX 5.25 ($0.07) per share. This represents a yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. Cohort’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3,947.37%.

About Cohort

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company of six innovative, agile and responsive businesses based in the UK, Germany and Portugal, providing a wide range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.

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