Insider Buying: Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Purchases 214 Shares of Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 214 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 679 per share, with a total value of £1,453.06.

Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, December 15th, Pippa Lambert bought 222 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 662 per share, for a total transaction of £1,469.64.
• On Monday, November 17th, Pippa Lambert purchased 229 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 642 per share, for a total transaction of £1,470.18.

Aviva Price Performance

AV stock traded up GBX 6.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 678.80. 10,303,514 shares of the stock were exchanged. Aviva plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 390.70 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 510.20. The stock has a market cap of £18.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 664.33 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 658.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.93.

Aviva (LON:AV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 15th. The company reported GBX 21.70 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 14.82%. Research analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on AV shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 price objective for the company. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 750 target price on shares of Aviva in a research report on Friday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 650 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aviva presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 711.20.

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. 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.