Jos Sclater Acquires 10 Shares of Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Jos Sclater bought 10 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,487 ($18.38) per share, with a total value of £148.70 ($183.81).

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

• On Thursday, December 5th, Jos Sclater bought 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,386 ($17.13) per share, for a total transaction of £138.60 ($171.32).

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of LON:AVON opened at GBX 1,516 ($18.74) on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,371.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,297.12. Avon Protection plc has a 12-month low of GBX 805 ($9.95) and a 12-month high of GBX 1,524.48 ($18.84). The firm has a market cap of £454.80 million, a P/E ratio of -3,295.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a $0.16 dividend. This is a positive change 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 payout ratio is currently -3,913.04%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research report 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.