Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Buy" from the six brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($7.06).
Several research firms recently commented on AV. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.67) to GBX 550 ($6.99) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "top pick" rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Aviva news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 987 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 489 ($6.22) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,135.81). 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Aviva Stock Down 0.5 %
LON AV traded down GBX 2.40 ($0.03) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 467.60 ($5.94). 8,120,544 shares of the company traded hands. The company has a market cap of £12.44 billion, a PE ratio of 1,016.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Aviva has a 52 week low of GBX 390.70 ($4.97) and a 52 week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.49). The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 474.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 481.75.
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Get Free ReportAviva 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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