Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Purchases £1,453.60 in Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert bought 230 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60.

Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, Pippa Lambert bought 214 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 679 per share, with a total value of £1,453.06.
• On Monday, December 15th, Pippa Lambert acquired 222 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 662 per share, with a total value of £1,469.64.

Aviva Trading Up 1.5%

AV stock opened at GBX 643.20 on Friday. Aviva plc has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87. The firm has a market cap of £17.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.26, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 660.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 661.63.

Aviva (LON:AV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 21.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 3.52%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on AV shares. Citigroup decreased their target price on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Aviva in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 price objective on the stock. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 711.20.

Aviva Company Profile

Aviva plc provides various insurance, retirement, investment, and savings products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company offers life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, savings, pension, and annuity products, as well as pension fund business and lifetime mortgage products. It also provides insurance cover to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses for risks associated with motor vehicles and medical expenses, as well as property and liability, such as employers' and professional indemnity liabilities.