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

Key Points

• Rich Cashin, an insider at Avon Protection, bought 8 shares on May 5 at GBX 1,734 per share (total £138.72) and has made small purchases earlier this year (8 shares on Mar 5 at GBX 1,863 and 9 shares on Feb 5 at GBX 1,668).
• Avon Protection shares traded up about 1.5% to GBX 1,743.14 with volume of 72,828 versus an average of 212,055; the stock has a market cap of £510.97M, a P/E of 51.88, and a 1‑year range of GBX 1,418–2,230.
• Jefferies trimmed its price target from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,330 while keeping a Buy rating, but the street consensus is a Hold with an average price target of GBX 2,165.

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Rich Cashin purchased 8 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,734 per share, for a total transaction of £138.72.

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

• On Thursday, March 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,863 per share, for a total transaction of £149.04.
• On Thursday, February 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,668 per share, for a total transaction of £150.12.

Avon Protection Stock Up 1.5%

Avon Protection stock traded up GBX 25.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,743.14. The company had a trading volume of 72,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 212,055. The stock has a market cap of £510.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.88, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.21. Avon Protection plc has a 1 year low of GBX 1,418 and a 1 year high of GBX 2,230. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.83. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,771.37 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,816.90.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price target on shares of Avon Protection from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,330 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 2,165.

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