Jos Sclater Buys 8 Shares of Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater acquired 8 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,863 per share, for a total transaction of £149.04.

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

• On Thursday, February 5th, Jos Sclater bought 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,668 per share, with a total value of £150.12.
• On Monday, January 19th, Jos Sclater sold 21,391 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,997, for a total transaction of £427,178.27.
• On Monday, January 5th, Jos Sclater purchased 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,819 per share, for a total transaction of £145.52.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

AVON traded up GBX 112 on Friday, reaching GBX 1,914. The stock had a trading volume of 36,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 182,381. Avon Protection plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,276 and a 12-month high of GBX 2,230. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.83. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,826.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,892.33. The company has a market cap of £561.05 million, a P/E ratio of 56.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.13.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Avon Protection from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,330 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Avon Protection from GBX 1,640 to GBX 2,000 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 2,165.

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