Citi Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Aviva plc (AV)
Citi analyst James Shuck maintained a Hold rating on Aviva plc on November 25 and set a price target of £6.71. The company’s shares closed yesterday at p642.80.
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Shuck covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Sampo Plc, Lancashire Holdings, and Phoenix Group Holdings. According to TipRanks, Shuck has an average return of 15.2% and a 71.68% success rate on recommended stocks.
Aviva plc has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of p717.75, which is an 11.66% upside from current levels. In a report released on November 18, Barclays also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a £6.90 price target.
Based on Aviva plc’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of p12.37 billion and a net profit of p698 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of p10.84 billion and had a net profit of p626 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 32 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of AV in relation to earlier this year.
