Pippa Lambert Acquires 242 Shares of Aviva (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 242 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 616 per share, for a total transaction 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 cost of GBX 639 per share, for a total transaction of £1,450.53.
• On Monday, March 16th, Pippa Lambert acquired 229 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 634 per share, for a total transaction of £1,451.86.

Aviva Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 631 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of £16.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63. Aviva plc has a 1-year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1-year high of GBX 510.20. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 625.24 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 647.03.

Aviva (LON:AV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 1.82%. On average, analysts forecast that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AV. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 637 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 770 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 709.

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.