Jefferies Financial Group Lowers Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Price Target to GBX 2,330

Avon Protection (LON:AVON) had its target price cut by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 2,400 to GBX 2,330 in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 24.20% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on Avon Protection from GBX 1,640 to GBX 2,000 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Avon Protection presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,165.

Avon Protection Stock Down 2.2%

Avon Protection stock opened at GBX 1,876 on Monday. Avon Protection has a 12 month low of GBX 1,276 and a 12 month high of GBX 2,230. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,853.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,954.57. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.69. The firm has a market cap of £549.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.83, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35.

Insider Buying and Selling at Avon Protection

In other news, insider Jos Sclater sold 21,391 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,997, for a total transaction of £427,178.27. Also, insider Rich Cashin sold 12,495 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,799, for a total value of £224,785.05. Insiders have bought a total of 49 shares of company stock worth $90,525 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.83% of the company’s stock.

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