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

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.95).

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th.

Aviva Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of LON:AV opened at GBX 507.80 ($6.35) on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 482.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 483.08. The firm has a market capitalization of £13.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,103.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva has a 12-month low of GBX 390.70 ($4.88) and a 12-month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.38). The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09.

Insider Activity

In other Aviva news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 465 ($5.81) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,743.47). 0.17% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Aviva

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.