Key Points
- Insider purchase: Avon Protection director Rich Cashin bought 9 shares at GBX 1,837 each, investing £165.33. This follows purchases of 8 shares in July and 9 shares in June.
- Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 1,916, with a 52-week range of GBX 1,458 to GBX 2,195 and a market capitalization of approximately £564.3 million.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with two Buy ratings and one Hold rating; the average price target is GBX 2,213.33.
Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Rich Cashin purchased 9 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,837 per share, for a total transaction of £165.33.
Rich Cashin also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, July 7th, Rich Cashin acquired 8 shares of Avon Protection stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,788 per share, for a total transaction of £143.04.
- On Friday, June 5th, Rich Cashin acquired 9 shares of Avon Protection stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,687 per share, with a total value of £151.83.
Avon Protection Stock Performance
Shares of AVON opened at GBX 1,916 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,728.52 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,745.84. The firm has a market capitalization of £564.30 million, a PE ratio of 32.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 48.31. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 1,458 and a 52-week high of GBX 2,195.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,250 price target on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,390 price objective on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Avon Protection currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 2,213.33.
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