Directors dealings: Spouse of Chemring´s finance boss buys in

On 19 January, the spouse of Chemring´s finance chief, Karen Lewis, picked up 8,720 shares in the aerospace, defence and security goods manufacturer at an individual price of 173.74p, the company said in a statement.

That same day, the company reported an improvement in its full-year pre-tax profits to £8m compared to a £9.1m loss the year before, as revenues rose from £377.3m to £477.1m.

The firm´s shares ended the session up by 2.23% at 171.25p, just off of their 52-week high, after having hit multi-year lows in the summer of 2016.

Analysts at JP Morgan bumped up their target for the company´s stock on 5 January, from 155p to 165p, while reiterating their 'neutral' stance.

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