Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Purchases £148.70 in Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater bought 10 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,487 ($18.30) per share, for a total transaction of £148.70 ($182.97).

Jos Sclater also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, December 5th, Jos Sclater purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,386 ($17.05) per share, with a total value of £138.60 ($170.54).

Avon Protection Price Performance

AVON stock opened at GBX 1,517.51 ($18.67) on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,377.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,298.51. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 805 ($9.91) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,540 ($18.95). The company has a market capitalization of £455.25 million, a PE ratio of -3,298.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.97%. This is an increase from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3,913.04%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Avon Protection Company Profile

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.