Miles Ingrey-Counter Purchases 13 Shares of Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Miles Ingrey-Counter bought 13 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,211 ($15.48) per share, with a total value of £157.43 ($201.19).

Miles Ingrey-Counter also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 5th, Miles Ingrey-Counter bought 11 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,283 ($16.40) per share, with a total value of £141.13 ($180.36).

Avon Protection Trading Up 0.1 %

LON AVON opened at GBX 1,248 ($15.95) on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £374.40 million, a P/E ratio of -2,902.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.30. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 582 ($7.44) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,408 ($17.99). The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,295.80 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,161.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86.

Avon Protection Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 8th. This represents a yield of 0.43%. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio is currently -5,348.84%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AVON shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,295 ($16.55) target price on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Tuesday, May 21st. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Thursday, July 25th.

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.