Aviva (LON:AV) Trading 0.2% Higher - Here's What Happened

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) traded up 0.2% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as GBX 616 ($8.36) and last traded at GBX 614.40 ($8.34). 3,653,917 shares were traded during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at GBX 613.40 ($8.32).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Aviva from GBX 615 ($8.35) to GBX 635 ($8.62) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th.

Aviva Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a current ratio of 2.93 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market cap of £16.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 572.86 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 529.43.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Amanda Blanc sold 523,728 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 555 ($7.53), for a total transaction of £2,906,690.40 ($3,944,484.19). Corporate insiders own 0.17% of the company's stock.

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.