Avon Protection’s (AVON) “Buy” Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reiterated their buy rating on shares of Avon Protection (LON:AVON) in a research report released on Wednesday morning,Digital Look reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a GBX 2,780 price target on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank increased their price target on Avon Protection from GBX 2,000 to GBX 2,480 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,250 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Avon Protection has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,503.33.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

Shares of LON AVON opened at GBX 2,310 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.53, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.75. Avon Protection has a 12 month low of GBX 1,458 and a 12 month high of GBX 2,620. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,131.87 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,846.96. The company has a market capitalization of £680.34 million, a P/E ratio of 38.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Bindi Foyle purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,285 per share, with a total value of £22,850. Over the last quarter, insiders have bought 1,044 shares of company stock valued at $2,373,364. 1.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.