Cohen & Co Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $60.33M
- P/E (TTM)
- 2.1
- Dividend yield
- 31.06%
About Cohen
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies, SIC 6211
Cohen & Company Inc. is a financial services company operating across three primary business segments: Capital Markets, Asset Management, and Principal Investing. The Capital Markets division provides trade execution, fixed income sales and trading, gestation repo financing, underwriting, new issue placement, and advisory services, including specialized boutique investment banking and SPAC advisory. Its Asset Management division manages diverse investment vehicles, such as investment funds, collateralized debt obligations, and joint ventures focused on fixed income assets, insurance company debt, and commercial real estate loans. The company serves corporations, institutional and corporate investors, financial sponsors, mortgage originators, and smaller broker-dealers.
The company operates internationally, maintaining offices across the United States in Boca Raton, Charlotte, Houston, Memphis, Menlo Park, New York City, and Philadelphia, as well as an office in Paris, France. Cohen & Company Inc. is incorporated in Maryland and manages operations through domestic and European subsidiaries.
Summary of the business section of Cohen's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Cohen & Co Inc.
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Address
- Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, 17th Floor 19104-2870
- Phone
- (215) 701-9555
- Employees
- 100, Dec 31, 2023
- Industry
- Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
- Incorporated in
- Maryland
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- GRANT THORNTON LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- COHN
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Mar 18, 2004
- Shares outstanding
- 3M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $14.20M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 1-for-10 reverse, Sep 5, 2017; 1-for-10 reverse, Sep 1, 2017; 1-for-10 reverse, Dec 17, 2009
- SEC CIK
- 1270436
- CUSIP
- 19249M102
- ISIN
- US19249M1027
- EIN
- 16-1685692
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel G. Cohen | Executive Chairman, Director | 187,157 |
| Joseph W. Pooler Jr. | EVP, CFO and Treasurer | 60,278 |
| Lester Raymond Brafman | Chief Executive Officer | 315,702 |
| Douglas Listman | Chief Accounting Officer | 28,934 |
| Jack J. DiMaio Jr. | Director | 23,233 |
| Jack Haraburda | Director | 13,884 |
| G. Steven Dawson | Director | 32,316 |
| Diana Louise Liberto | Director | 17,938 |
| Jack DiMaio | Director | 20,933 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr.Brafman | $11.94M | $14.54M | $7.15M | $252 | – |
| FY2024 Mr.Brafman | $4.03M | $5.26M | $2.75M | $173 | – |
| FY2023 Mr.Brafman | $2.01M | $1.73M | $1.53M | $93 | – |
| FY2022 Mr.Brafman | $2.98M | $512.73K | $2.12M | $64 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“The Company was eligible for a PPP Loan because it had fewer than 100 employees at the time of the loan.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings