Key Points
- Insider purchases: Director Jos Sclater bought 8 shares on Dec 5 at GBX 1,821 (£145.68) and previously bought 8 shares on Nov 5 at GBX 1,904 (£152.32), totaling 16 shares in recent insider buys.
- Analyst view: Deutsche Bank raised its price target to GBX 2,000 and maintained a "hold" rating, and the consensus rating for Avon Protection is "Hold" with a consensus target of GBX 2,000.
- Price and valuation snapshot: Shares opened at GBX 1,794 (1‑year range GBX 1,276–2,230), market cap ~£525.9m, PE ~53.4, and 50/200‑day moving averages near GBX 1,920 and 1,948 respectively.
Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Jos Sclater acquired 8 shares of Avon Protection stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,821 per share, for a total transaction of £145.68.
Jos Sclater also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, November 5th, Jos Sclater purchased 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,904 per share, for a total transaction of £152.32.
Avon Protection Price Performance
Shares of LON AVON opened at GBX 1,794 on Tuesday. Avon Protection plc has a 1-year low of GBX 1,276 and a 1-year high of GBX 2,230. 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 fifty day moving average price of GBX 1,919.95 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,947.79. The firm has a market cap of £525.88 million, a PE ratio of 53.39, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Avon Protection from GBX 1,640 to GBX 2,000 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Avon Protection presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 2,000.
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Avon Protection Company Profile
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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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