Insider Buying: Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Acquires 8 Shares of Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVONGet Free Report) insider Jos Sclater acquired 8 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 bought 5 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,837 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 9,185.
  • On Tuesday, July 7th, Jos Sclater bought 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,788 per share, with a total value of £160.92.

Avon Protection Trading Down 1.7%

LON AVON traded down GBX 31.23 during trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 1,840.77. 1,473,707 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 319,036. Avon Protection plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,458 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,180. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.31. The firm has a market cap of £542.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,793.51 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,756.43.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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