Key Points
- Aviva insider Charlotte Jones purchased 34 shares at GBX 729 each, totaling £247.86, following a 36-share purchase in July.
- Aviva shares opened at GBX 730, with a £19.61 billion market capitalization and trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
- Analyst sentiment is generally positive, with five Buy ratings, two Holds, and one Sell; the consensus rating is “Moderate Buy” with a GBX 733.50 price target.
Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Charlotte Jones acquired 34 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 729 per share, with a total value of £247.86.
Charlotte Jones also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, July 15th, Charlotte Jones bought 36 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 660 per share, for a total transaction of £237.60.
Aviva Price Performance
AV opened at GBX 730 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £19.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 668.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 643.76. Aviva plc has a 1-year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1-year high of GBX 510.20.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages recently commented on AV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Aviva from GBX 715 to GBX 800 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Aviva from GBX 800 to GBX 820 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 780 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aviva has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 733.50.
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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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