Insider Buying: Aviva (LON:AV) Insider Buys £1,494.45 in Stock

Key Points

• Aviva insider Pippa Lambert bought 205 shares at GBX 729 each, totaling £1,494.45; she also purchased £1,496.12 worth of shares in July.
• Aviva shares rose 0.5% to GBX 730 during Tuesday trading, giving the company a market capitalization of approximately £19.61 billion.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 733.50; Berenberg recently raised its target to GBX 820.

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 205 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 729 per share, with a total value of £1,494.45.

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

• On Wednesday, July 15th, Pippa Lambert bought 226 shares of Aviva stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 662 per share, for a total transaction of £1,496.12.

Aviva Stock Up 0.5%

Aviva stock traded up GBX 3.40 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 730. 5,150,486 shares of the company's stock were exchanged. The firm has a market capitalization of £19.61 billion, a PE ratio of 15.05, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.62. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 666.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 643.03. Aviva plc has a twelve month low of GBX 390.70 and a twelve month high of GBX 510.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AV has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Aviva from GBX 800 to GBX 820 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Aviva from GBX 715 to GBX 800 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 780 target price on shares of Aviva in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 637 price target on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 750 target price on shares of Aviva in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 733.50.

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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