Jos Sclater Acquires 9 Shares of Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Jos Sclater purchased 9 shares on May 5 at GBX 1,734 (£156.06) and also bought 8 shares on Mar 5 and 9 on Feb 5, totaling 26 shares bought this year.
• Stock and analyst view: AVON recently traded at GBX 1,743.14 (52‑week range GBX 1,418–2,230) with a market cap of ~£511m and a P/E of 51.9; analysts have an average "Hold" rating with a consensus target of GBX 2,165, while Jefferies cut its target to GBX 2,330 but retained a "Buy".

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Jos Sclater purchased 9 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,734 per share, for a total transaction of £156.06.

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

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

Avon Protection Stock Performance

AVON traded up GBX 25.14 on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,743.14. 72,828 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 212,055. Avon Protection plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1,418 and a 52 week high of GBX 2,230. The company has a current ratio of 2.39, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.83. The firm has a market capitalization of £510.97 million, a PE ratio of 51.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.21. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,771.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,816.90.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on 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 analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Avon Protection currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 2,165.

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