Pippa Lambert Acquires 988 Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 465 ($5.78) per share, with a total value of £4,594.20 ($5,707.08).

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of Aviva stock opened at GBX 473.50 ($5.88) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.17. Aviva plc has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 ($4.85) and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.34). The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 470.61 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 480.74. The stock has a market capitalization of £12.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,029.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th. 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. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Aviva from GBX 525 ($6.52) to GBX 550 ($6.83) and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. One 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aviva currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 555.67 ($6.90).

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.