Insider Selling: Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Sells £111,221.67 in Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin sold 7,827 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,421 ($18.38), for a total value of £111,221.67 ($143,864.53).

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

• On Wednesday, March 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,518 ($19.64) per share, for a total transaction of £151.80 ($196.35).
• On Wednesday, February 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,447 ($18.72) per share, for a total transaction of £144.70 ($187.17).

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of LON:AVON opened at GBX 1,440 ($18.63) on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,474.91 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,359.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69. The company has a market capitalization of £538.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.66, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. Avon Protection plc has a 12-month low of GBX 970 ($12.55) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,558 ($20.15).

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a $0.16 dividend. This is an increase from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. This represents a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s payout ratio is currently -62.08%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research report 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.