Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Receives Hold Rating from Shore Capital

Avon Protection (LON:AVON)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by Shore Capital in a note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 1,295 ($16.75) target price on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Tuesday, May 21st.

Avon Protection Stock Up 1.8 %

AVON stock opened at GBX 1,340 ($17.33) on Thursday. Avon Protection has a fifty-two week low of GBX 582 ($7.53) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,408 ($18.21). The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,310.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,140.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 3.15. The company has a market capitalization of £402 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,116.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.30.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Maggie Brereton purchased 1,565 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 9th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,278 ($16.53) per share, for a total transaction of £20,000.70 ($25,867.43). Insiders have purchased 1,599 shares of company stock worth $2,043,874 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.43% of the company’s stock.

Avon Protection Company Profile

Avon Protection plc provides respiratory, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and head protection solutions for military and first responder agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The company offers respiratory products, including respirators, filters, powered and supplied air, escape hoods, underwater systems, and thermal image camera, and CBRN protective wear, as well as spares and accessories.