Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Insider Purchases £154.48 in Stock

Key Points

• Avon Protection insider Jos Sclater purchased 8 shares at an average price of GBX 1,931 per share, totaling £154.48.
• Avon Protection's stock saw a modest increase of 0.6%, closing at GBX 1,930.18 following the insider transaction.
• Shore Capital maintained a "hold" rating on Avon Protection shares, reflecting uncertainty in the stock's performance.

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Jos Sclater acquired 8 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,931 per share, for a total transaction of £154.48.

Jos Sclater also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 5th, Jos Sclater bought 7 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,214 per share, for a total transaction of £154.98.

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.6%

AVON traded up GBX 12.18 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,930.18. 60,807 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 122,587. Avon Protection plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,180 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,230. The stock has a market cap of £572.07 million, a P/E ratio of 9,147.77, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 2,034.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,707.44.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Avon Protection presently has an average rating of "Hold".

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.

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