Avon Protection (LON:AVON) Shares Pass Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $793.09

Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) shares crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 793.09 ($9.74) and traded as low as GBX 791.20 ($9.72). Avon Protection shares last traded at GBX 844 ($10.36), with a volume of 44,502 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital upgraded Avon Protection to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 21st.

Avon Protection Stock Up 4.5 %

The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 716.23 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 793.09. The company has a market capitalization of £255.39 million, a P/E ratio of 42,200.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a current ratio of 2.94, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 57.00.

Insider Activity at Avon Protection

In other news, insider Rich Cashin purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 800 ($9.82) per share, with a total value of £80,000 ($98,243.89). Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 20,042 shares of company stock worth $15,229,689. 7.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Avon Protection Company Profile

Avon Protection plc designs, manufactures, and sells chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear respiratory protection systems for military, law enforcement, and fire markets worldwide. It offers masks and filters with portfolio of respirators, filters, powered air, and supplied air and long term pedigree for military contracting and supplying chain; escape hoods; underwater rebreathers; and thermal image camera technology and self-contained breathing apparatus, as well as accessories.