Insider Selling: Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Insider Sells 7,827 Shares of Stock

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Rich Cashin sold 7,827 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,421 ($18.40), for a total value of £111,221.67 ($143,994.91).

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

• On Wednesday, March 5th, Rich Cashin acquired 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,518 ($19.65) per share, with a total value of £151.80 ($196.53).
• On Wednesday, February 5th, Rich Cashin bought 10 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,447 ($18.73) per share, with a total value of £144.70 ($187.34).

Avon Protection Trading Up 2.1 %

LON:AVON opened at GBX 1,430 ($18.51) on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of £535.11 million, a P/E ratio of -49.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,476.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,355.66. Avon Protection plc has a 1 year low of GBX 955 ($12.36) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,558 ($20.17). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69, a current ratio of 2.27 and a quick ratio of 0.85.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Tuesday, November 19th.

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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.

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