Aviva plc (LON:AV) Insider Purchases £4,826.43 in Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 987 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 489 ($6.54) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,455.90).

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of LON:AV traded down GBX 6 ($0.08) on Tuesday, hitting GBX 483.60 ($6.47). The company had a trading volume of 3,881,408 shares. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 492.11 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 484.34. Aviva plc has a 1-year low of GBX 375.10 ($5.02) and a 1-year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.82). The stock has a market cap of £12.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,064.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.89.

Aviva Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th will be issued a GBX 11.90 ($0.16) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 2.44%. Aviva’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7,391.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AV has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 525 ($7.02) to GBX 550 ($7.36) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 545 ($7.29) price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, July 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Aviva in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 524.80 ($7.02).

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.