Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Pippa Lambert Buys 230 Shares

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 230 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60.

Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, January 15th, Pippa Lambert acquired 214 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 679 per share, with a total value of £1,453.06.
• On Monday, December 15th, Pippa Lambert bought 222 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 662 per share, with a total value of £1,469.64.

Aviva Stock Performance

LON:AV opened at GBX 627.80 on Wednesday. Aviva plc has a 12 month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 510.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The firm has a market capitalization of £16.87 billion, a PE ratio of 12.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 660.81 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 661.95.

Aviva (LON:AV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 21.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 3.52%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on AV shares. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 711.20.

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.