Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Sets New 1-Year High at $1,244.00

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,244 ($15.37) and last traded at GBX 1,232 ($15.22), with a volume of 64237 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,190 ($14.70).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research report on Monday, February 5th.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £369.60 million, a P/E ratio of -2,790.70, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,042.76 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 910.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86, a current ratio of 3.15 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 8th were issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a boost from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 8th. This represents a yield of 1.54%. Avon Protection’s payout ratio is presently -5,348.84%.

About Avon Protection

Avon Protection plc provides respiratory, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and head protection solutions for military and first responder agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The company offers respiratory products, including respirators, filters, powered and supplied air, escape hoods, underwater systems, and thermal image camera, and CBRN protective wear, as well as spares and accessories.