Key Points
- Insider purchase: Aviva insider Pippa Lambert bought 222 shares on Dec. 15 at GBX 662 (≈£1,469.64) and previously bought 229 shares on Nov. 17 at GBX 642.
- Analyst consensus and price targets: The stock has an average rating of Hold with an average price target of GBX 699, while broker targets range from GBX 650 (underperform) to GBX 750 (buy).
- Recent results and valuation: Aviva reported quarterly EPS of GBX 21.70, a net margin of 3.52% and ROE of 14.82%; the shares trade at a PE of 13.71 with a market cap of £17.88bn and analysts forecast roughly GBX 46.49 EPS for the year.
Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert bought 222 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 662 per share, with a total value of £1,469.64.
Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, November 17th, Pippa Lambert purchased 229 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 642 per share, for a total transaction of £1,470.18.
Aviva Stock Down 0.2%
AV stock opened at GBX 665.40 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.93, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87. Aviva plc has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 659.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 649.53. The firm has a market cap of £17.88 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89.
Aviva (LON:AV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 21.70 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 14.82%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
AV has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 750 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup cut their price target on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an "underperform" rating and set a GBX 650 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, October 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of GBX 699.
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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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