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

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater purchased 10 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,487 ($18.60) per share, with a total value of £148.70 ($186.04).

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 bought at an average cost of GBX 1,386 ($17.34) per share, for a total transaction of £138.60 ($173.40).

Avon Protection Price Performance

Shares of Avon Protection stock opened at GBX 1,496.25 ($18.72) on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £448.88 million, a P/E ratio of -3,252.72, 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. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,360.82 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,294.19. Avon Protection plc has a twelve month low of GBX 805 ($10.07) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,521.52 ($19.04).

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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