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: 1,398 to 1,432
• 50-Day Range: 1,222 to 1,444
• 52-Week Range: 805 to 1,476
• Volume: 23,650 shs
• Average Volume: 48,783 shs
• Market Capitalization: £426 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: GBX 1,295
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Avon Protection Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Avon Protection scored higher than 12% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Avon Protection has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Avon Protection has only been the subject of 1 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 -3,086.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Avon Protection is -3,086.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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 2.99. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AVON.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Avon Protection has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Avon Protection this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for AVON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

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 £438.36 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.10% of the stock of Avon Protection is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.86% 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 850 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AVON shares have increased by 67.1% and is now trading at GBX 1,420.
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How do I buy shares of Avon Protection?

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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), Intelsat (I), 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
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 1,295
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,295
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,295
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.46)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.29
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: £-17,800,000.00
• Net Margins: -4.49%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -10.62%
• Return on Assets: 2.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 61.54
• Current Ratio: 2.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £269.30 million
• Price / Sales: 1.58
• Cash Flow: GBX 43.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.94
• Book Value: GBX 475 per share
• Price / Book: 2.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £426 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.35