Aviva (LON:AV) Earns Hold Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Aviva (LON:AV)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Tuesday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 694 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group‘s price objective indicates a potential downside of 3.05% from the company’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 780 target price on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, September 7th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 671 to GBX 721 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 820 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 715 to GBX 800 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 760.71.

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 715.80 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.98, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market cap of £19.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 709.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 667.97. Aviva has a one year low of GBX 390.70 and a one year high of GBX 510.20.

Insider Transactions at Aviva

In other Aviva news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 710 per share, for a total transaction of £1,491. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 484 shares of company stock valued at $348,286. 0.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.