Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 698.83.

AV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Aviva to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 637 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Aviva in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 price target for the company.

Aviva Stock Up 0.6%

Aviva stock opened at GBX 627.30 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 633.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 650.16. The stock has a market capitalization of £16.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63. Aviva has a 12-month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12-month high of GBX 510.20.

Aviva (LON:AV) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Amanda Blanc sold 560,817 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 610, for a total value of £3,420,983.70. Also, insider Pippa Lambert bought 227 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 639 per share, with a total value of £1,450.53. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 686 shares of company stock valued at $435,599. Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

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.