Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 719.12.

AV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Monday, May 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 725 to GBX 715 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 800 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 770 target price on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, May 18th.

Aviva Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of AV opened at GBX 691 on Friday. 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 business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 640.38 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 639.86. The company has a market cap of £18.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.24, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. Aviva has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aviva news, insider Amanda Blanc acquired 10,258 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 621 per share, for a total transaction of £63,702.18. Also, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 226 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 662 per share, for a total transaction of £1,496.12. Insiders have purchased a total of 17,620 shares of company stock valued at $10,951,480 over the last three months. 0.17% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.