Amanda Blanc Purchases 19,142 Shares of Aviva (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Amanda Blanc purchased 19,142 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 623 per share, with a total value of £119,254.66.

Amanda Blanc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, September 3rd, Amanda Blanc purchased 6,594 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 623 per share, for a total transaction of £41,080.62.

Aviva Stock Up 1.6%

AV opened at GBX 656.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £17.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Aviva plc has a 12 month low of GBX 390.70 and a 12 month high of GBX 510.20. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 642.50 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 591.20.

Aviva (LON:AV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 14th. The company reported GBX 21.70 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 14.82%. As a group, research analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on AV shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 695 to GBX 735 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Aviva from GBX 623 to GBX 687 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 657.33.

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.