Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Increases Dividend to $0.16 Per Share

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) declared a dividend on Tuesday, November 19th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, March 7th. This represents a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This is an increase from Avon Protection’s previous dividend of $0.07. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Avon Protection Trading Down 2.8 %

AVON stock traded down GBX 38.37 ($0.49) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,339.63 ($17.00). The company had a trading volume of 37,662 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,500. The firm has a market capitalization of £401.89 million, a P/E ratio of -2,939.45, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. Avon Protection has a 52-week low of GBX 720.73 ($9.15) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,454.70 ($18.46). The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,239.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,267.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 2.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.