Charlotte Jones Sells 222,480 Shares of Aviva (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Charlotte Jones sold 222,480 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 610, for a total value of £1,357,128.

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of AV opened at GBX 624.60 on Friday. Aviva plc has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20. The company has a market capitalization of £16.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 642.44 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 658.94.

Aviva (LON:AV) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 1.82%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 price objective on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Aviva has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 711.20.

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. 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.