Aviva plc (LON:AV) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Aviva plc (LON:AVGet Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 538 ($6.74).

AV has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.58) to GBX 550 ($6.89) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 987 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 489 ($6.13) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,050.43). Also, insider Amanda Blanc purchased 6,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 499 ($6.26) per share, for a total transaction of £31,187.50 ($39,096.78). Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Aviva Trading Up 0.4 %

AV stock opened at GBX 485.70 ($6.09) on Friday. Aviva has a 52 week low of GBX 390.70 ($4.90) and a 52 week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.40). The company has a market capitalization of £12.92 billion, a PE ratio of 1,055.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 476.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 482.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.17.

Aviva Company Profile

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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.

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