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title: "Coats Group wins full shareholder backing at 2026 AGM"
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description: "Coats Group plc received full shareholder backing at its 2026 AGM, with all 21 resolutions approved by 87.71% of issued share capital. Key resolutions included the approval of the 2025 annual report, dividend, and board elections. The company aims to enhance operational flexibility and strategic options, with analysts rating COA stock as a Buy, targeting £125.00. Coats Group, a leading manufacturer in the apparel and footwear sectors, reported $1.5 billion in revenue for 2025."
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# Coats Group wins full shareholder backing at 2026 AGM

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Coats Group plc ( (GB:COA) ) has provided an announcement.

Coats Group plc reported that all 21 resolutions at its London annual general meeting on 20 May 2026 were approved by shareholders via poll, with a high turnout representing 87.71% of issued share capital. The resolutions covered receipt of the 2025 annual report, approval of the dividend, remuneration reports and policy, auditor reappointment and pay, and authorities over capital issuance, share buybacks, political donations and meeting notice periods.

Shareholders also backed the re-election of all standing directors and the election of Wu Gang to the board, while noting that Frances Philip stepped down after not standing for re-election. The strong support across governance, capital and board resolutions reinforces the company’s operational flexibility and strategic options, including potential future capital raising, share repurchases and continued board refreshment, which may influence how Coats competes and invests in its core apparel and footwear markets.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:COA) stock is a Buy with a £125.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Coats Group plc stock, see the GB:COA Stock Forecast page.

**Spark’s Take on COA Stock**

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, COA is a Outperform.

The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (step-change improvement in cash flow and a strengthened balance sheet in the provided statements) and supportive earnings-call guidance (upgraded medium-term targets and continued margin/FCF focus). Valuation further boosts the score due to a low P/E and a reasonable dividend yield. Technicals are positive with price above key moving averages and healthy momentum.

To see Spark’s full report on COA stock, click here.

**More about Coats Group plc**

Coats Group plc is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer serving the global apparel and footwear industries with essential materials, components and software solutions. Headquartered in the UK and listed in the FTSE 250 and FTSE4Good Index, it generated $1.5 billion in revenue in 2025 and employs around 19,000 people worldwide, focusing on innovation, sustainability and digital technologies.

**Average Trading Volume:** 4,731,885

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Strong Buy

**Current Market Cap:** £1.59B

For an in-depth examination of COA stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.

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