Insider Buying: Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Purchases 1,000 Shares of Company Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Bindi Foyle bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,285 per share, for a total transaction of £22,850.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

LON AVON traded up GBX 15 during trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 2,300. 71,570 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 285,771. The stock has a market capitalization of £677.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.66, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.75, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.53. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,111.93 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,842.80. Avon Protection plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,458 and a 12-month high of GBX 2,620.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on AVON shares. Deutsche Bank raised their target price on Avon Protection from GBX 2,000 to GBX 2,480 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,250 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,780 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a research report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Avon Protection currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,503.33.

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. It’s why we come to work – and it’s what motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.