Aviva plc (LON:AV) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the six research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.92).

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th.

Aviva Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of AV stock opened at GBX 503.20 ($6.26) on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 485.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 483.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.17. The firm has a market capitalization of £13.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,093.91, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva has a fifty-two week low of GBX 390.70 ($4.86) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.35).

Insider Buying and Selling at Aviva

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 988 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 465 ($5.79) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,718.45). 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.