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

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin bought 10 shares of the business’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, with a total value 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 purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,447 ($18.70) per share, with a total value of £144.70 ($186.98).

Avon Protection Stock Performance

LON AVON opened at GBX 1,468 ($18.97) on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £549.33 million, a P/E ratio of -50.63, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,479.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,353.38. Avon Protection plc has a twelve month low of GBX 955 ($12.34) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,558 ($20.13). The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a yield of 0.97%. This is a boost from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. Avon Protection’s payout ratio is presently -62.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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