Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Reaches New 1-Year High at $1,244.00

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,244 ($15.37) and last traded at GBX 1,232 ($15.22), with a volume of 64237 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,190 ($14.70).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Monday, February 5th.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £350.40 million, a P/E ratio of -2,798.14, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.33. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,053.54 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 917.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.86.

Avon Protection Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 8th were paid a dividend of $0.15 per share. This is a boost from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.54%. Avon Protection’s dividend payout ratio is currently -5,348.84%.

About Avon Protection

Avon Protection plc provides respiratory, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and head protection solutions for military and first responder agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The company offers respiratory products, including respirators, filters, powered and supplied air, escape hoods, underwater systems, and thermal image camera, and CBRN protective wear, as well as spares and accessories.