Avon Protection plc (LON:AVON) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.16 Per Share

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

Avon Protection Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of Avon Protection stock traded down GBX 38.37 ($0.49) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 1,339.63 ($17.00). The stock had a trading volume of 37,662 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,500. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,239.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,267.06. The stock has a market cap of £401.89 million, a PE ratio of -2,939.45, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.54, a current ratio of 2.47 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Avon Protection has a 12 month low of GBX 720.73 ($9.15) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,454.70 ($18.46).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Avon Protection Company Profile

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.