Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Amanda Blanc Sells 560,817 Shares

Key Points

• Amanda Blanc sold 560,817 Aviva shares on March 20 at an average price of GBX 610, for a total of £3,420,983.70.
• Aviva traded around GBX 617 mid-day with roughly 22.36 million shares exchanged and a market capitalization of £16.58 billion.
• Analysts show a consensus "Hold" rating with a consensus target of GBX 711.20 (three Buys, one Hold, one Sell), while recent individual targets range from GBX 671 to GBX 760.

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Amanda Blanc sold 560,817 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 610, for a total transaction of £3,420,983.70.

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of LON AV traded up GBX 5.20 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 617. 22,355,637 shares of the stock were exchanged. The company has a market cap of £16.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.72, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.56. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 644.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 659.48.

Aviva (LON:AV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported GBX 26.90 EPS for the quarter. Aviva had a net margin of 1.82% and a return on equity of 10.20%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on Aviva in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. They issued a "buy" rating and a GBX 760 price objective for the company. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on Aviva from GBX 687 to GBX 671 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 711.20.

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. 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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