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

Aviva (LON:AV) had its price target hoisted by equities research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from GBX 615 ($7.93) to GBX 635 ($8.19) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Digital Look reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 17.20% from the stock’s current price.

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

Aviva Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of AV stock traded up GBX 8 ($0.10) during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 541.80 ($6.98). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,748,551 shares. The company has a market cap of £14.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva has a one year low of GBX 390.70 ($5.04) and a one year high of GBX 510.20 ($6.58). The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 498.18 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 486.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 68.87.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aviva news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 988 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 465 ($5.99) per share, with a total value of £4,594.20 ($5,921.89). 0.17% of the stock is currently 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.