Key Points
- Aviva insider buying: Insider Charlotte Jones bought 36 shares of Aviva on July 15 at GBX 660 each, for a total of £237.60.
- Stock and valuation snapshot: Aviva shares opened at GBX 657, with the company valued at £17.65 billion and trading at a P/E ratio of 13.54. Its 50-day and 200-day moving averages are both around the mid-GBX 630s.
- Analyst sentiment remains mixed: Analysts currently rate Aviva as a consensus Hold, with an average price target of GBX 719.12. Recent ratings include several Buy recommendations alongside Hold and one Sell.
Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Charlotte Jones purchased 36 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 660 per share, with a total value of £237.60.
Aviva Price Performance
Shares of AV opened at GBX 657 on Friday. Aviva plc has a one year low of GBX 390.70 and a one year high of GBX 510.20. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 634.06 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 639.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.66, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 0.26. The firm has a market capitalization of £17.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 725 to GBX 715 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 29th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 800 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 770 target price on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday, May 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aviva currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 719.12.
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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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