Pippa Lambert Purchases 222 Shares of Aviva (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert bought 222 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 662 per share, for a total transaction of £1,469.64.

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

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

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of LON:AV opened at GBX 668 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.93. Aviva plc has a 52 week low of GBX 390.70 and a 52 week high of GBX 510.20. The firm has a market cap of £17.95 billion, a PE ratio of 13.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 659.39 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 649.66.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup cut their price objective on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research report on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 650 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 699.

Aviva Company Profile

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.