Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Purchases £1,453.06 in Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 214 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 679 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.06.

Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Pippa Lambert purchased 222 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 662 per share, with a total value of £1,469.64.
• On Monday, November 17th, Pippa Lambert acquired 229 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 642 per share, with a total value of £1,470.18.

Aviva Stock Down 0.5%

LON AV opened at GBX 675.40 on Monday. Aviva plc has a 12 month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 510.20. The company has a market capitalization of £18.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 664.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 659.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Aviva (LON:AV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 21.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 14.82%. Equities research analysts expect that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on AV. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 target price for the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 650 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aviva has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 711.20.

About Aviva

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.