Aviva plc (LON:AV) Insider Acquires £4,594.20 in Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 465 ($5.78) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,707.08).

Aviva Stock Performance

Aviva stock opened at GBX 474.50 ($5.89) on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 470.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 480.79. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 ($4.85) and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.34). The company has a market capitalization of £12.62 billion, a PE ratio of 1,031.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AV has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.52) to GBX 550 ($6.83) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 555.67 ($6.90).

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.