Insider Buying: Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Acquires 8 Shares of Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater acquired 8 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,821 per share, for a total transaction of £145.68.

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

• On Wednesday, November 5th, Jos Sclater bought 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,904 per share, with a total value of £152.32.

Avon Protection Stock Down 0.4%

Avon Protection stock traded down GBX 6.74 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,787.26. The company had a trading volume of 76,372 shares, compared to its average volume of 135,730. 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 plc has a 1 year low of GBX 1,276 and a 1 year high of GBX 2,230. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,925.57 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,946.77. The stock has a market cap of £523.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.19, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Avon Protection from GBX 1,640 to GBX 2,000 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Avon Protection has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 2,000.

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.