Brokerages Set Aviva plc (LON:AV) Target Price at GBX 739.75

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AVGet Free Report) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 739.75.

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Aviva from GBX 671 to GBX 721 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 780 target price on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 800 to GBX 820 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 637 price target on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Aviva from GBX 715 to GBX 800 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th.

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Aviva Price Performance

Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 719.60 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 0.26. Aviva has a one year low of GBX 390.70 and a one year high of GBX 510.20. The firm has a market capitalization of £19.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.83, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 698.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 653.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 205 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 729 per share, with a total value of £1,494.45. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 501 shares of company stock worth $347,603. 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Aviva Company Profile

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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.

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