Avon Protection (AVON) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. For further information, please visit our website www.avontechnologiesplc.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,354.21 to 2,410
• 50-Day Range: 1,698 to 2,480
• 52-Week Range: 1,458 to 2,525
• Volume: 3.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 294,958 shs
• Market Capitalization: £702.43 million
• P/E Ratio: 40.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.78%
• Price Target: GBX 2,373.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Avon Protection Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avon Protection scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Avon Protection has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Avon Protection is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avon Protection has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Avon Protection is 40.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avon Protection is 40.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Avon Protection has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Avon Protection has a P/B Ratio of 4.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AVON.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Avon Protection has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Avon Protection does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Avon Protection is 41.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Avon Protection has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Avon Protection this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Avon Protection in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Avon Protection insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £849.82 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.96% of the stock of Avon Protection is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.85% of the stock of Avon Protection is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: LON:AVON
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.avon-rubber.com
• Phone: +44-1225-896800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 928
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Avon Protection: GBX 2,373.33
• High Price Target: GBX 2,480
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,250
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 59.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.12
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: -£13.57 million
• Net Margins: 5.58%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.50%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 48.31
• Current Ratio: 3.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £326 million
• Price / Sales: 2.15
• Cash Flow: GBX 72.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.94
• Book Value: GBX 555.07 per share
• Price / Book: 4.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,452,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £702.43 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.24