Pippa Lambert Acquires 987 Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) Stock

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Aviva plc (LON:AV – Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 987 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 489 ($6.54) per share, with a total value of £4,826.43 ($6,455.90).

Aviva Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of LON AV opened at GBX 475.20 ($6.36) 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. The company has a market capitalization of £12.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,033.04, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 491.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 484.26.

Aviva Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be issued a GBX 11.90 ($0.16) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 2.44%. Aviva’s payout ratio is currently 7,391.30%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AV has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 545 ($7.29) price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Friday, July 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Aviva from GBX 525 ($7.02) to GBX 550 ($7.36) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 524.80 ($7.02).

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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.

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