Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Charlotte Jones Purchases 35 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Aviva insider Charlotte Jones purchased 35 shares at GBX 713 each, spending £249.55. She has also bought shares in July and August, bringing the three recent purchases to 105 shares.
• Aviva shares opened at GBX 714.60 and were trading up 0.4%, with a market capitalization of approximately £19.20 billion and a P/E ratio of 14.73.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with five Buy, two Hold, and one Sell rating; the average price target is GBX 739.75.

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Charlotte Jones bought 35 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 713 per share, for a total transaction of £249.55.

Charlotte Jones also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Charlotte Jones bought 34 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 729 per share, with a total value of £247.86.
• On Wednesday, July 15th, Charlotte Jones bought 36 shares of Aviva stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 660 per share, with a total value of £237.60.

Aviva Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of LON:AV opened at GBX 714.60 on Thursday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 702.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 655.79. The stock has a market capitalization of £19.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. Aviva plc has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 0.26.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Aviva from GBX 715 to GBX 800 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Citigroup raised their price target on Aviva from GBX 671 to GBX 721 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Aviva from GBX 800 to GBX 820 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 780 price objective on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, September 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aviva presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 739.75.

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.

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