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

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Rich Cashin purchased 11 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,352 ($17.69) per share, for a total transaction of £148.72 ($194.58).

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

• On Monday, March 10th, Rich Cashin sold 7,827 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,421 ($18.59), for a total value of £111,221.67 ($145,520.96).
• On Wednesday, March 5th, Rich Cashin purchased 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,518 ($19.86) per share, for a total transaction of £151.80 ($198.61).
• On Wednesday, February 5th, Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,447 ($18.93) per share, with a total value of £144.70 ($189.32).

Avon Protection Stock Performance

LON:AVON traded down GBX 50 ($0.65) during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 1,338 ($17.51). The stock had a trading volume of 57,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 121,809. The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 1,432.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,386.05. The stock has a market cap of £500.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.14, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.27. Avon Protection plc has a twelve month low of GBX 1,140 ($14.92) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,558 ($20.38).

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

About Avon Protection

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.