Aviva plc (LON:AV) Insider Amanda Blanc Buys 6,250 Shares of Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Amanda Blanc bought 6,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 499 ($6.56) per share, for a total transaction of £31,187.50 ($41,009.20).

Amanda Blanc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 27th, Amanda Blanc acquired 15,000 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 495 ($6.51) per share, for a total transaction of £74,250 ($97,633.14).

Aviva Stock Down 1.0 %

AV stock opened at GBX 498.70 ($6.56) on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 487.84 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 479.21. The firm has a market cap of £13.27 billion, a PE ratio of 1,094.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.93. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 366 ($4.81) and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.71). The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09.

Aviva Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be paid a GBX 11.90 ($0.16) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.44%. Aviva’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7,391.30%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AV has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 545 ($7.17) target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, July 5th. Berenberg Bank boosted their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 550 ($7.23) to GBX 572 ($7.52) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of GBX 518.50 ($6.82).

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.