Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.97).

Several analysts recently issued reports on AV shares. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price 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 initiated coverage on Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th.

Insider Activity at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 987 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 489 ($6.13) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,050.43). 0.17% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Aviva Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of LON:AV opened at GBX 463.10 ($5.81) on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 473.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 481.34. Aviva has a 12-month low of GBX 390.70 ($4.90) and a 12-month high of GBX 510.20 ($6.40). The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09. The firm has a market cap of £12.32 billion, a PE ratio of 1,006.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89.

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.