Analysts Set Aviva plc (LON:AV) PT at GBX 538

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 538 ($6.82).

Several analysts have weighed in on AV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.66) to GBX 550 ($6.97) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th.

Aviva Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of AV opened at GBX 489.30 ($6.20) on Friday. Aviva has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 ($4.95) and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.47). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 476.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 482.71. The firm has a market cap of £13.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,047.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aviva news, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 987 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 489 ($6.20) per share, for a total transaction of £4,826.43 ($6,118.70). Also, insider Amanda Blanc bought 6,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 499 ($6.33) per share, for a total transaction of £31,187.50 ($39,537.91). 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.