Key Points
- Avon Protection insider Bindi Foyle bought 1,000 shares at GBX 2,285 each, for a total of £22,850.
- The shares opened at GBX 2,315, up 1.3%; the company’s market capitalization was reported at £681.81 million.
- Analysts’ consensus rating is Moderate Buy, with an average target price of GBX 2,503.33.
Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON - Get Free Report) insider Bindi Foyle purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,285 per share, with a total value of £22,850.
Avon Protection Stock Up 1.3%
Shares of Avon Protection stock opened at GBX 2,315 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £681.81 million, a PE ratio of 38.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.75, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 2.53. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,121.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,844.79. Avon Protection plc has a 52-week low of GBX 1,458 and a 52-week high of GBX 2,620.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have recently commented on AVON shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 2,780 target price on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Wednesday. Peel Hunt reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,250 price target on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank raised their price target on Avon Protection from GBX 2,000 to GBX 2,480 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. 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, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 2,503.33.
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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. It's why we come to work – and it's what motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.
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