Corero Network Security (CNS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Corero Network Security plc is a global leader in real-time, high-performance, automatic DDoS cyber defense solutions. Both Service and Hosting providers, alongside digital enterprises across the globe rely on Corero's award winning cybersecurity technology to eliminate the threat of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) to their digital environment through automatic attack detection and mitigation, coupled with network visibility, analytics and reporting. Corero's industry leading SmartWall and SecureWatch technology provides scalable protection capabilities against external DDoS attackers and internal DDoS botnets in the most complex edge and subscriber environments, while enabling a more cost-effective economic model than previously available. Corero's key operational centers located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA and Edinburgh, UK, with the Company's headquarters in Amersham, UK. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market under the ticker CNS. For more information, visit www.corero.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 19.70 to 20.40
• 50-Day Range: 19.26 to 25
• 52-Week Range: 7.55 to 29.30
• Volume: 1 shs
• Average Volume: 527,863 shs
• Market Capitalization: £104.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 675.00
• Dividend Yield: 8.42%
• Price Target: GBX 23.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Corero Network Security Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Corero Network Security scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Corero Network Security has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Corero Network Security has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Corero Network Security is 675.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Corero Network Security is 675.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 237.39.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Corero Network Security has a P/B Ratio of 6.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Corero Network Security is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.42%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Corero Network Security does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CNS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Corero Network Security has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Corero Network Security this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Corero Network Security insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

77.54% of the stock of Corero Network Security is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 17.65% of the stock of Corero Network Security is held by institutions.

CNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNS shares performed this year?

Corero Network Security's stock was trading at GBX 8.25 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CNS stock has increased by 145.5% and is now trading at GBX 20.25.
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How do I buy shares of Corero Network Security?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Corero Network Security own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Corero Network Security investors own include Ilika (IKA), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), easyJet (EZJ), ITM Power (ITM), Lucid Group (LCID), Newmont (NEM) and Spirent Communications (SPT).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: LON:CNS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.corero.com
• Phone: +44-1895-876579
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 390
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 23.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 23.50
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 23.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 675.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 82.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £2.43 million
• Net Margins: 3.32%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.89%
• Return on Assets: 1.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.37
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £23.98 million
• Price / Sales: 4.32
• Cash Flow: GBX 2.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.83
• Book Value: GBX 3 per share
• Price / Book: 6.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 512,160,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £103.71 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.46