Aviva (LON:AV) Given “Hold” Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Aviva (LON:AV)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Friday,London Stock Exchange reports. They currently have a GBX 637 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price suggests a potential upside of 1.43% from the company’s previous close.

Separately, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 target price on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 698.83.

Aviva Trading Up 1.7%

AV stock traded up GBX 10.80 during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 628. 15,255,412 shares of the stock were exchanged. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 626.65 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 647.70. Aviva has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20. The firm has a market cap of £16.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63.

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

Insider Activity at Aviva

In other Aviva news, insider Charlotte Jones sold 222,480 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 610, for a total transaction of £1,357,128. Also, insider Amanda Blanc sold 560,817 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 610, for a total value of £3,420,983.70. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 686 shares of company stock valued at $435,599. 0.17% of the stock is owned by corporate 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. 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.