Insider Buying: Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Buys £1,451.86 in Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 229 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 634 per share, with a total value of £1,451.86.

Pippa Lambert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, February 16th, Pippa Lambert bought 230 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 632 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.60.
• On Thursday, January 15th, Pippa Lambert purchased 214 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 679 per share, for a total transaction of £1,453.06.

Aviva Price Performance

AV stock opened at GBX 610 on Friday. Aviva plc has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20. The company has a market cap of £16.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.57, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 647.19 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 659.56.

Aviva (LON:AV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 earnings per share for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 1.82%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on AV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Aviva from GBX 735 to GBX 725 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a “buy” rating and a GBX 760 target price on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 711.20.

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. 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.