Brokerages Set Aviva plc (LON:AV) PT at GBX 698.83

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the six research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 698.83.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 target price on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Aviva to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 637 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aviva news, insider Amanda Blanc sold 560,817 shares of the business’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 £3,420,983.70. Also, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 230 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60. Insiders have acquired a total of 686 shares of company stock worth $435,599 in the last 90 days. 0.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Aviva Stock Performance

Aviva stock opened at GBX 630 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 630.15 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 648.54. The stock has a market cap of £16.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63. Aviva has a fifty-two week low of GBX 390.70 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 510.20.

Aviva (LON:AV) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 1.82% and a return on equity of 10.20%. On average, analysts predict that Aviva will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current year.

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.