Aviva plc (LON:AV) Insider Amanda Blanc Sells 523,728 Shares

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Amanda Blanc sold 523,728 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 555 ($7.15), for a total transaction of £2,906,690.40 ($3,742,359.21).

Aviva Trading Up 0.1 %

AV opened at GBX 558.40 ($7.19) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £15.00 billion, a PE ratio of 11.51, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 520.93 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 491.99. Aviva plc has a 52 week low of GBX 390.70 ($5.03) and a 52 week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.57).

Aviva (LON:AV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 23.60 ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Aviva had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 3.52%. Equities research analysts predict that Aviva plc will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aviva Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 23.80 ($0.31) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Aviva’s previous dividend of $11.90. This represents a dividend yield of 4.25%. Aviva’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 70.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on AV shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a research note on Friday, December 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Aviva from GBX 615 ($7.92) to GBX 635 ($8.18) and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 585.67 ($7.54).

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.