Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,540 ($19.04) and last traded at GBX 1,517.51 ($18.76), with a volume of 552453 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,516 ($18.74).

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Avon Protection Stock Up 0.1 %

The company has a current ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,371.66 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,297.12. The company has a market capitalization of £455.25 million, a P/E ratio of -3,298.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.16 per share. This is a boost from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This represents a yield of 0.97%. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -3,913.04%.

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.