Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Pippa Lambert Buys 229 Shares

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert bought 229 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 634 per share, with a total value of £1,451.86.

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

• On Monday, February 16th, Pippa Lambert purchased 230 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60.
• On Thursday, January 15th, Pippa Lambert acquired 214 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 679 per share, with a total value of £1,453.06.

Aviva Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of AV stock opened at GBX 647.60 on Thursday. Aviva plc has a 12-month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12-month high of GBX 510.20. The company has a market capitalization of £17.40 billion, a PE ratio of 13.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 649.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 659.87.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AV has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 target price for the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aviva has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 711.20.

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. 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.