Pippa Lambert Purchases 242 Shares of Aviva (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Pippa Lambert purchased 242 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 616 per share, for a total transaction of £1,490.72.

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

• On Wednesday, April 15th, Pippa Lambert purchased 227 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 639 per share, for a total transaction of £1,450.53.
• On Monday, March 16th, Pippa Lambert purchased 229 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 634 per share, for a total transaction of £1,451.86.

Aviva Price Performance

AV opened at GBX 631 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 625.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 647.03. Aviva plc has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20. The firm has a market cap of £16.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.63.

Aviva (LON:AV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 10.20% and a net margin of 1.82%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on AV. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 750 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 637 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 770 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 709.

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.