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

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 988 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 465 ($5.76) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,686.59).

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of AV opened at GBX 468.80 ($5.80) on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 470.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 480.82. The stock has a market cap of £12.47 billion, a PE ratio of 1,019.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva plc has a 1-year low of GBX 390.70 ($4.84) and a 1-year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.32). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on AV. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.50) to GBX 550 ($6.81) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 555.67 ($6.88).

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.