Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Rich Cashin Acquires 10 Shares

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,447 ($18.09) per share, for a total transaction of £144.70 ($180.90).

Avon Protection Price Performance

Avon Protection stock opened at GBX 1,474 ($18.43) on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,453.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,323.38. Avon Protection plc has a 12 month low of GBX 805 ($10.06) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,550 ($19.38). The company has a market cap of £442.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3,204.35, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a 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.