Aviva PLC (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Aviva PLC (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AVVIY. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Aviva to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Aviva from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th.

Aviva Price Performance

Aviva stock opened at $17.84 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $16.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.38. Aviva has a fifty-two week low of $15.62 and a fifty-two week high of $19.40.

About Aviva

Aviva plc (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) is a UK-based multinational insurance company headquartered in London that provides a broad range of life and general insurance products, retirement solutions and investment management services. The company operates a diversified insurance business that includes individual and group life protection, health and income protection, home and motor insurance, workplace benefits, pensions and savings products. Aviva also offers asset management services through its investment arm, which manages assets on behalf of its insurance businesses and third-party clients.

Aviva traces its identity to a series of mergers and the consolidation of longstanding insurers, and it uses the Aviva brand across its operating markets.