Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average of $1,197.10

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON)’s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,197.10 ($15.79) and traded as high as GBX 1,258 ($16.59). Avon Protection shares last traded at GBX 1,244 ($16.41), with a volume of 22,767 shares trading hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVON has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Shore Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Avon Protection in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,295 ($17.08) price target on shares of Avon Protection in a research note on Tuesday, May 21st.

Avon Protection Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The company has a market capitalization of £373.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2,764.44, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.28. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,275.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,197.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Avon Protection

In other Avon Protection news, insider Maggie Brereton purchased 1,565 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 9th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,278 ($16.85) per share, for a total transaction of £20,000.70 ($26,375.71). Insiders have acquired a total of 1,600 shares of company stock worth $2,044,809 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 4.44% of the company’s stock.

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.