Aviva plc (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) Short Interest Down 41.5% in February

Aviva plc (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a drop of 41.5% from the February 13th total of 27,000 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 32,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on AVVIY shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Aviva from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. BNP Paribas upgraded Aviva from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Aviva Stock Up 1.0 %

OTCMKTS AVVIY opened at $14.40 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.67. Aviva has a one year low of $11.07 and a one year high of $14.40.

Aviva Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.6002 per share. This is an increase from Aviva’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th.

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.