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

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater acquired 10 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,487 ($18.30) per share, for a total transaction of £148.70 ($182.97).

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

• On Thursday, December 5th, Jos Sclater bought 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,386 ($17.05) per share, with a total value of £138.60 ($170.54).

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.1 %

AVON stock opened at GBX 1,517.51 ($18.67) on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,377.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,298.51. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 805 ($9.91) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,540 ($18.95). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The firm has a market capitalization of £455.25 million, a P/E ratio of -3,298.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors 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. This represents a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio is currently -3,913.04%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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