Insider Buying: Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Acquires £146.88 in Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater purchased 8 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,836 per share, with a total value of £146.88.

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

• On Wednesday, August 5th, Jos Sclater acquired 5 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,837 per share, with a total value of GBX 9,185.
• On Tuesday, July 7th, Jos Sclater acquired 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,788 per share, for a total transaction of £160.92.

Avon Protection Trading Down 5.1%

Shares of AVON stock opened at GBX 1,718 on Friday. Avon Protection plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,458 and a 12-month high of GBX 2,180. The company has a current ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.31. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,794.97 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 1,756.52. The stock has a market capitalization of £505.99 million, a P/E ratio of 28.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.24.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on AVON shares. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,250 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,390 target price on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,213.33.

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