Aviva (LON:AV) Trading Up 0.2% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) shot up 0.2% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 616 ($8.39) and last traded at GBX 614.40 ($8.36). 3,653,917 shares changed hands during trading, The stock had previously closed at GBX 613.40 ($8.35).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 615 ($8.37) to GBX 635 ($8.65) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th.

Aviva Stock Down 1.0%

The firm has a market cap of £16.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.93. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 568.27 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 527.11.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aviva news, insider Amanda Blanc sold 523,728 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 555 ($7.56), for a total value of £2,906,690.40 ($3,957,372.91). 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.