Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the six brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 538 ($6.74).

AV has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.58) to GBX 550 ($6.89) and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a "buy" rating for the company.

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 485.70 ($6.09) on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £12.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,055.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 476.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 482.65. Aviva has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 ($4.90) and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.40).

Insider Buying and Selling at Aviva

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 987 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 489 ($6.13) per share, for a total transaction of £4,826.43 ($6,050.43). Also, insider Amanda Blanc purchased 6,250 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 499 ($6.26) per share, with a total value of £31,187.50 ($39,096.78). 0.17% of the stock is owned by company 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.