Aviva (AV) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company provides investment management services for institutional pension fund mandates; and manages various retail investment products, including investment funds, unit trusts, open-ended investment companies, and individual savings accounts for third-party financial institutions, pension funds, public sector organizations, investment professionals, and private investors. It markets its products through a network of insurance brokers, as well as MyAviva platform. The company was formerly known as CGNU plc and changed its name to Aviva plc in July 2002. Aviva plc was founded in 1696 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 478.20 to 487
• 50-Day Range: 453.10 to 496.90
• 52-Week Range: 390.70 to 510.20
• Volume: 5.29 million shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: £12.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,042.39
• Dividend Yield: 7.09%
• Price Target: GBX 538
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Aviva Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Aviva scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Aviva has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Aviva has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Aviva is 1,042.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Aviva is 1,042.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 434.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Aviva has a PEG Ratio of 2.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Aviva has a P/B Ratio of 1.45. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AV.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Aviva is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.05%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Aviva does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Aviva is 7,391.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Aviva has a news sentiment score of 0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Aviva this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for AV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Aviva to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Aviva insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £36,013.93 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.17% of the stock of Aviva is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.53% of the stock of Aviva is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AV shares performed this year?

Aviva's stock was trading at GBX 434.70 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, AV shares have increased by 10.3% and is now trading at GBX 479.50.
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How do I buy shares of Aviva?

Shares of AV stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Aviva own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aviva investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BP (BP), GSK (GSK) and HSBC (HSBA).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/17 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/17/2024
• Today: 11/20/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.aviva.com
• Phone: 44 20 7283 2000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 26,382
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 538
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 572
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 485
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,056.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.45
• P/E Growth: 2.01
• Net Income: £1.27 billion
• Net Margins: 5.85%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.02%
• Return on Assets: 0.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 67.09
• Current Ratio: 2.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £22.64 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.57
• Cash Flow: GBX 537.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.90
• Book Value: GBX 330 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,660,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £12.92 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.89