Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Jos Sclater Acquires 10 Shares

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,487 ($18.55) per share, with a total value of £148.70 ($185.50).

Jos Sclater also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, December 5th, Jos Sclater bought 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,386 ($17.29) per share, with a total value of £138.60 ($172.90).

Avon Protection Price Performance

Shares of Avon Protection stock opened at GBX 1,504 ($18.76) on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £451.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,269.57, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,366.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,295.62. Avon Protection plc has a 52 week low of GBX 805 ($10.04) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,521.52 ($18.98).

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.97%. This is an increase from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio is presently -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.

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.