Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Buys 1,000 Shares of Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Bindi Foyle purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,285 per share, for a total transaction of £22,850.

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of Avon Protection stock traded up GBX 15 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 2,300. 71,570 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 285,771. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.75, a current ratio of 2.53 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Avon Protection plc has a 1-year low of GBX 1,458 and a 1-year high of GBX 2,620. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,111.93 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,842.80. The firm has a market capitalization of £677.40 million, a PE ratio of 38.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on AVON. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,780 price target on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Wednesday. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,250 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank boosted their price objective on Avon Protection from GBX 2,000 to GBX 2,480 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Avon Protection has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,503.33.

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. It’s why we come to work – and it’s what motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.