Pippa Lambert Acquires 881 Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV - Get Free Report) insider Pippa Lambert acquired 881 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 499 ($6.26) per share, with a total value of £4,396.19 ($5,518.69).

Aviva Price Performance

AV traded up GBX 0.40 ($0.01) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 496.60 ($6.23). The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 452.31 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 427.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.27. Aviva plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 366 ($4.59) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 498 ($6.25). The stock has a market capitalization of £13.56 billion, a PE ratio of 1,342.16, a P/E/G ratio of 8.09 and a beta of 0.91.

Aviva Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid a GBX 22.30 ($0.28) dividend. This is a boost from Aviva's previous dividend of $11.10. This represents a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. Aviva's payout ratio is currently 8,918.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aviva has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 506 ($6.35).

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.