Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Purchases £144.70 in Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin bought 10 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,447 ($17.95) per share, for a total transaction of £144.70 ($179.51).

Avon Protection Stock Performance

AVON stock opened at GBX 1,446 ($17.94) on Friday. Avon Protection plc has a 1 year low of GBX 805 ($9.99) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,550 ($19.23). The stock has a market capitalization of £433.80 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,143.48, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.47. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 1,456.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,326.02.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated 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.