Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Purchases £151.80 in Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,518 ($19.61) per share, for a total transaction of £151.80 ($196.15).

Rich Cashin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 5th, Rich Cashin bought 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,447 ($18.70) per share, for a total transaction of £144.70 ($186.98).

Avon Protection Price Performance

Shares of AVON stock opened at GBX 1,468 ($18.97) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,479.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,353.38. The stock has a market cap of £549.33 million, a PE ratio of -50.63, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 955 ($12.34) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,558 ($20.13). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.27.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.16 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.97%. This is a boost from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -62.08%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th.

About Avon Protection

We are a world leader in protective equipment, with a reputation for innovative design, high-performance quality and specialist materials expertise.
Our two businesses, Avon Protection and Team Wendy, supply our respiratory and head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing sites in the UK and North America.
With over 900 talented people our shared purpose and core beliefs are to be #FIERCE about Protecting Lives.