Aviva PLC (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts' consensus: Hold — Aviva PLC has an average rating of "Hold" from four covering firms, with three analysts rating it Hold and one rating it Buy.
• Recent analyst moves: Zacks upgraded Aviva from "strong sell" to "hold" on Jan. 26, while Wall Street Zen cut its rating from "buy" to "hold" on Mar. 3.
• Price and fundamentals: shares opened at $17.31 and trade near the 50‑day and 200‑day moving averages (~$17.19 and $17.77) with a 1‑year range of $13.43–$19.40; the company reports moderate leverage (debt/equity 0.50) and current/quick ratios of 1.50.

Shares of Aviva PLC (OTCMKTS:AVVIY - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the four ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company.

A number of analysts have recently commented on AVVIY shares. Zacks Research raised Aviva from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen cut Aviva from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd.

Aviva Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:AVVIY opened at $17.31 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.77. Aviva has a 1-year low of $13.43 and a 1-year high of $19.40.

About Aviva

Aviva plc OTCMKTS: AVVIY is a UK-based multinational insurance company headquartered in London that provides a broad range of life and general insurance products, retirement solutions and investment management services. The company operates a diversified insurance business that includes individual and group life protection, health and income protection, home and motor insurance, workplace benefits, pensions and savings products. Aviva also offers asset management services through its investment arm, which manages assets on behalf of its insurance businesses and third-party clients.

Aviva traces its identity to a series of mergers and the consolidation of longstanding insurers, and it uses the Aviva brand across its operating markets.

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