Key Points
- Aviva insider Pippa Lambert bought 242 shares on May 15 at GBX 616 each, totaling about £1,490.72, continuing a recent pattern of insider purchases.
- Lambert also bought 227 shares in April and 229 shares in March, suggesting repeated insider confidence in the company over the last few months.
- Aviva shares were up 1.7% and the stock recently traded around GBX 631, while analysts remain mixed with an average Hold rating and a consensus target price of GBX 709.
Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 242 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 616 per share, with a total value of £1,490.72.
Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, April 15th, Pippa Lambert acquired 227 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 639 per share, with a total value of £1,450.53.
- On Monday, March 16th, Pippa Lambert acquired 229 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 634 per share, with a total value of £1,451.86.
Aviva Stock Up 1.7%
AV opened at GBX 631 on Wednesday. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 624.95 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 646.74. The stock has a market cap of £16.95 billion, a PE ratio of 13.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63.
Aviva (LON:AV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 1.82% and a return on equity of 10.20%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
AV has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 770 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 750 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Aviva has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 709.
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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. 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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