Aviva plc (LON:AV) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($7.06).

AV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.67) to GBX 550 ($6.99) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th.

Aviva Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of LON:AV opened at GBX 467.60 ($5.94) on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £12.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,016.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 474.47 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 481.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Aviva has a 1-year low of GBX 390.70 ($4.97) and a 1-year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.49).

Insider Transactions at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 987 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 489 ($6.22) per share, for a total transaction of £4,826.43 ($6,135.81). 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.