Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Buys 8 Shares

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) insider Rich Cashin acquired 8 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,863 per share, for a total transaction of £149.04.

Rich Cashin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 5th, Rich Cashin bought 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,668 per share, with a total value of £150.12.
• On Monday, January 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,819 per share, for a total transaction of £145.52.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Rich Cashin sold 12,495 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,799, for a total transaction of £224,785.05.

Avon Protection Price Performance

Shares of AVON stock traded up GBX 112 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching GBX 1,914. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 36,739 shares, compared to its average volume of 182,381. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 1,826.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,892.33. The company has a market cap of £561.05 million, a P/E ratio of 56.96, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.13. Avon Protection plc has a 1-year low of GBX 1,276 and a 1-year high of GBX 2,230. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.83, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on AVON shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Avon Protection from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,330 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Avon Protection from GBX 1,640 to GBX 2,000 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,165.

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