Aviva (LON:AV) Given New GBX 635 Price Target at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Aviva (LON:AV) had its price target lifted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 615 ($7.93) to GBX 635 ($8.18) in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an overweight rating on the stock.

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 585.67 ($7.55).

Aviva Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of Aviva stock opened at GBX 535.80 ($6.90) on Thursday. Aviva has a 1 year low of GBX 390.70 ($5.03) and a 1 year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.57). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.93. The company has a market capitalization of £14.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.04, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 499.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 487.36.

Aviva (LON:AV) last issued 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 net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 14.82%. Analysts forecast that Aviva will post 46.4942529 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Aviva

In related news, insider Pippa Lambert acquired 988 shares of Aviva stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 465 ($5.99) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,920.36). Company insiders own 0.17% of the company’s stock.

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.