Rich Cashin Acquires 11 Shares of Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Rich Cashin acquired 11 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,401 ($18.62) per share, for a total transaction of £154.11 ($204.77).

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

• On Monday, April 7th, Rich Cashin bought 11 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,352 ($17.96) per share, for a total transaction of £148.72 ($197.61).
• On Monday, March 10th, Rich Cashin sold 7,827 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,421 ($18.88), for a total value of £111,221.67 ($147,783.24).
• On Wednesday, March 5th, Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,518 ($20.17) per share, with a total value of £151.80 ($201.70).

Avon Protection Price Performance

AVON stock traded down GBX 24 ($0.32) during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 1,504 ($19.98). 20,718 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 107,143. The stock has a market cap of £562.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -51.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. Avon Protection plc has a one year low of GBX 1,152.69 ($15.32) and a one year high of GBX 1,558 ($20.70). The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,408.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,409.11.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.16 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.97%. This is a boost from Avon Protection's previous dividend of $0.07. Avon Protection's payout ratio is -62.08%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Thursday, March 27th.

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.