Aviva plc (LON:AV) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 719.13.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Aviva from GBX 725 to GBX 715 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday, May 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 770 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 800 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th.

Insider Transactions at Aviva

In other Aviva news, insider Amanda Blanc bought 10,258 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 621 per share, for a total transaction of £63,702.18. Also, insider Pippa Lambert bought 242 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 616 per share, with a total value of £1,490.72. Insiders have bought 17,585 shares of company stock worth $10,923,161 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

Aviva Stock Performance

Aviva stock opened at GBX 643.60 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £17.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.09. Aviva has a 12-month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12-month high of GBX 510.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 625.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 640.54.

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.