Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Analysts

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Buy" from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.89).

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "top pick" rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 465 ($5.77) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,698.59). Insiders own 0.17% of the company's stock.

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of LON:AV traded down GBX 1.80 ($0.02) on Thursday, hitting GBX 512.40 ($6.36). The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,854,457 shares. The company has a market capitalization of £13.63 billion, a PE ratio of 1,113.91, a PEG 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. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 483.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 483.43. Aviva has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 ($4.85) and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.33).

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.