Key Points
- Insider buying: Aviva director Pippa Lambert bought small stakes in three transactions (229 shares on Mar 16 at GBX 634 for £1,451.86; plus purchases on Feb 16 and Jan 15), totaling 673 shares across the three trades.
- Analyst view is mixed with a hold consensus: MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 711.20, while recent analyst targets range from GBX 671 (Citigroup) to GBX 760 (Deutsche Bank).
- Valuation and recent results: Aviva trades around GBX 648 with a market cap of £17.4bn and a P/E of 13.35; it reported quarterly EPS of GBX 26.90, a net margin of 1.82% and ROE of 10.20%.
Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 229 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 634 per share, with a total value of £1,451.86.
Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 16th, Pippa Lambert bought 230 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60.
- On Thursday, January 15th, Pippa Lambert bought 214 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 679 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.06.
Aviva Stock Performance
Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 647.60 on Thursday. Aviva plc has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 649.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 659.87. The stock has a market cap of £17.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.56.
Aviva (LON:AV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 1.82% and a return on equity of 10.20%. Analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AV has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup cut their target price on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a GBX 760 price objective on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 711.20.
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About Aviva
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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. 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.
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