Charlotte Jones Sells 7,837 Shares of Aviva plc (LON:AV) Stock

Aviva plc (LON:AV) insider Charlotte Jones sold 7,837 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 495 ($6.26), for a total transaction of £38,793.15 ($49,024.58).

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of AV stock opened at GBX 496.10 ($6.27) on Thursday. Aviva plc has a one year low of GBX 366 ($4.63) and a one year high of GBX 498 ($6.29). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.27, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.25. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 448.18 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 424.93. The firm has a market capitalization of £13.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,340.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 8.09 and a beta of 0.91.

Aviva Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 22.30 ($0.28) per share. This is a positive change from Aviva’s previous dividend of $11.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a yield of 4.9%. Aviva’s dividend payout ratio is 8,918.92%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on AV shares. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded shares of Aviva to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the company from GBX 495 ($6.26) to GBX 485 ($6.13) in a report on Wednesday, November 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 508.80 ($6.43).

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.