Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Amanda Blanc sold 523,728 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 555 ($7.18), for a total value of £2,906,690.40 ($3,762,219.00).
Aviva Stock Performance
Shares of AV stock traded up GBX 1.60 ($0.02) on Friday, hitting GBX 560.60 ($7.26). The company had a trading volume of 5,309,638 shares. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 ($5.06) and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.60). The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87. The firm has a market cap of £15.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 523.77 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 492.95.
Aviva (LON:AV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 23.60 ($0.31) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 3.52%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Aviva Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 23.80 ($0.31) dividend. This is a boost from Aviva's previous dividend of $11.90. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 4.25%. Aviva's dividend payout ratio is presently 70.07%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
AV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "top pick" rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 615 ($7.96) to GBX 635 ($8.22) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 585.67 ($7.58).
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Aviva Company Profile
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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.
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