Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Shore Capital

Shore Capital reissued their hold rating on shares of Avon Protection (LON:AVON) in a report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat reports.

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group restated a buy rating and set a GBX 1,295 ($16.75) price target on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Tuesday, May 21st.

Avon Protection Price Performance

Shares of LON:AVON opened at GBX 1,340 ($17.33) on Thursday. Avon Protection has a 1-year low of GBX 582 ($7.53) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,408 ($18.21). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86, a current ratio of 3.15 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,310.04 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,143.35. The company has a market capitalization of £402 million, a PE ratio of -3,116.28, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.30.

Avon Protection Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Avon Protection news, insider Maggie Brereton acquired 1,565 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 9th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,278 ($16.53) per share, for a total transaction of £20,000.70 ($25,867.43). In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 1,599 shares of company stock worth $2,043,874. 4.43% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Avon Protection Company Profile

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.