Rich Cashin Buys 10 Shares of Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,518 ($19.57) per share, with a total value of £151.80 ($195.67).

Rich Cashin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,447 ($18.65) per share, with a total value of £144.70 ($186.52).

Avon Protection Stock Performance

Shares of AVON stock traded down GBX 10 ($0.13) during trading hours on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,480 ($19.08). The stock had a trading volume of 84,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,505. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,478.15 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,350.48. The firm has a market capitalization of £553.83 million, a PE ratio of -51.04, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. Avon Protection plc has a twelve month low of GBX 955 ($12.31) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,558 ($20.08). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 is an increase from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. This represents a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -62.08%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated 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.