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: 1,708 to 1,816
• 50-Day Range: 1,627 to 1,910.86
• 52-Week Range: 1,420 to 2,230
• Volume: 77,435 shs
• Average Volume: 210,508 shs
• Market Capitalization: £504.30 million
• P/E Ratio: 51.20
• Dividend Yield: 1.05%
• Price Target: GBX 2,165
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Avon Protection Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avon Protection scored higher than 62% 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: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Avon Protection has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Avon Protection has a consensus price target of GBX 2,165, representing about 25.8% upside from its current price of GBX 1,720.39.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avon Protection has received no research coverage 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 51.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avon Protection is 51.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.53.

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 3.10. 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: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Avon Protection pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than 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 70.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Avon Protection has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Avon Protection this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for AVON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

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 £592.86 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

42.92% of the stock of Avon Protection is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AVON Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AVON shares performed this year?

Avon Protection's stock was trading at GBX 1,814 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVON stock has decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at GBX 1,720.39.

How do I buy shares of Avon Protection?

Shares of AVON stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Avon Protection own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Avon Protection investors own include Associated British Foods (ABF), Watkin Jones (WJG), Chemring Group (CHG), Bank of America (BAC), boohoo group (BOO) and Chaarat Gold (CGH).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• 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 2,165
• High Price Target: GBX 2,330
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 33.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.22
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: -£13.57 million
• Net Margins: 3.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.62%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 48.83
• Current Ratio: 2.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £313.90 million
• Price / Sales: 1.61
• Cash Flow: GBX 52.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.94
• Book Value: GBX 555.07 per share
• Price / Book: 3.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,313,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £504.30 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.21