Aviva plc (AV) to Issue Dividend of GBX 22.30 on May 23rd

Aviva plc (LON:AV) announced a dividend on Thursday, March 7th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be given a dividend of GBX 22.30 ($0.28) per share on Thursday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 11th. This is a boost from Aviva’s previous dividend of $11.10. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Aviva Trading Up 0.5 %

LON:AV opened at GBX 493 ($6.24) on Tuesday. Aviva has a one year low of GBX 366 ($4.63) and a one year high of GBX 501.40 ($6.35). 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 firm has a market cap of £13.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,325.41, a P/E/G ratio of 8.09 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 458.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 431.10.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Aviva in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 506 ($6.40).

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 881 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 499 ($6.32) per share, with a total value of £4,396.19 ($5,564.09). In other news, insider Charlotte Jones sold 7,837 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 495 ($6.27), for a total value of £38,793.15 ($49,099.04). Also, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 881 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 499 ($6.32) per share, for a total transaction of £4,396.19 ($5,564.09). 0.20% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Aviva

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.