Aviva plc (LON:AV) Declares Dividend of GBX 22.30

Aviva plc (LON:AV) announced a dividend on Thursday, March 7th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 11th will be paid 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 of this dividend 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 Down 0.4 %

LON:AV opened at GBX 491.10 ($6.22) on Wednesday. Aviva has a 12-month low of GBX 366 ($4.63) and a 12-month high of GBX 501.40 ($6.35). The firm has a market capitalization of £13.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,332.43, a P/E/G ratio of 8.09 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.27, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 459.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 431.76.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aviva

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert purchased 881 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 499 ($6.32) per share, with a total value of £4,396.19 ($5,564.09). In related news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 881 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 28th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 499 ($6.32) per share, with a total value of £4,396.19 ($5,564.09). Also, insider Amanda Blanc bought 10,597 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 474 ($6.00) per share, with a total value of £50,229.78 ($63,573.95). Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.