Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Charlotte Jones Buys 36 Shares

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Charlotte Jones acquired 36 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 15th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 660 per share, with a total value of £237.60.

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of AV stock traded down GBX 4.80 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching GBX 657. 6,025,250 shares of the company were exchanged. Aviva plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 390.70 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 510.20. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 633.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 640.09. The company has a market cap of £17.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 85.66, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on AV. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 800 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, June 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 770 price objective on shares of Aviva in a report on Monday, May 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 725 to GBX 715 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 750 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 637 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 719.12.

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About Aviva

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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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