Aviva Share Discussion Threads

[plentymorefish] 06/4/2020 16:13

Why?....did nobody get any dividends in during those 28 years?....

[andyj] 06/4/2020 16:12

Slightly disagree with your statement about them being a fantastic long term hold. They are marginally above a 28 year low, so except for those who bought them in the depths of the financial crisis, or last month, everyone else is losing.

[linton5] 06/4/2020 16:07

How does the pru move so rapidly lows of £7 now 1030 wow

[montyhedge] 06/4/2020 16:05

Bears praying dividend cancel, otherwise they have to factor in paying it back.

[linton5] 06/4/2020 15:47

Pru and lgen well above the 20dma avivas is at 255 lol

[plentymorefish] 06/4/2020 15:38

Thanks for the update eurofox….what are you having for tea?....

[eurofox] 06/4/2020 15:36

added at 241.8

[essentialinvestor] 06/4/2020 15:35

LGEN is a very different company imv.

[gary1966] 06/4/2020 15:31

Just take a look at the price action of LGEN today in comparison to AV to explain why an RNS is warranted.

[spcecks] 06/4/2020 15:14

I can't see any reason for them not to pay the dividend.

[actybod] 06/4/2020 14:31

Yes indeed - CFO said strong balance sheet. They don't need to reiterate.

[whatsup32] 06/4/2020 14:29

popper

Sentiment has been dreadful across most boards , these are dire times. Metro , Aston Martin, Tullow, down near 90%, Restaurants , Hotels ,Oils getting absolute beating.

In all honesty I think we are lucky with Av. as it’s down around 40%

I don’t think them cancelling Dividends will be critical factor , it’s the reasons behind the cancelling. If they say business is pretty much as usual and financials are still strong but they are cancelling only due to government pressure then I don’t think it will be the end of the world for Aviva share price it may even rise.

Long term Aviva is a fantastic company to hold

[montyhedge] 06/4/2020 14:10

If they pay, shows confidence and shareprice would be 350p.

[panshanger1] 06/4/2020 13:52

In this environment nothing is certain till it's in the account !!I speak as a holder of HSBC who declared it and it went ex div before cancelling it under government pressure

[whatsup32] 06/4/2020 13:42

Pans. I viewed that interview several times but never heard him say it would be paid.
A rolling banner said it would.

Doesn't count in my book.

[whatsup32] 06/4/2020 13:39

Monty, spud. There seems to be a lot of 'if's' . L&G made their position clear . Why doesn't Av.?

I'm heavyly in here and want dividends paid and share price to double to where I bought in.

I cannot see why div will not be paid given it's more then covered and also USA financial companies are making noises saying they should be paid too.

Given uncertainty's it would be prudent for Av. to make announcement

[panshanger1] 06/4/2020 13:38

Aviva CFO one week ago on CNBC when asked about the dividend : we declared it , we have the ability to do it and see no change to those plans Now unless something has changed materially with the company in the interim it looks safe to me

[montyhedge] 06/4/2020 13:16

I would be amazed if they did not pay, fund managers, especially income funds, desperate for dividends, must be putting pressure on Aviva to pay.

[spud] 06/4/2020 13:09

From Evening Standard:

If L&G cuts and Aviva doesn’t then L&G gets crucified," said one industry observer. "They can’t act independently. They need to go as a group....

L&G are paying.

spud

[cjac39] 06/4/2020 12:55

whatsup i asked that specific qn about whether they will furlough or not as it might be something that gets in way of divi (although thats not a definitive) and they confirmed they are not taking any govt money

[whatsup32] 06/4/2020 12:35

careful. I don’t think AV. has asked HMG for a penny , not sure they will either. If staff are furloughed then they have a right to ask for 80%

[careful] 06/4/2020 12:32

If HMG are underwriting the whole economy and trying to keep businesses alive throughout this crisis, then they are right to demand a cancellation of dividends and bonuses.

[p0pper] 06/4/2020 12:20

I think AV. and Tulloch would be slaughtered if they cut the divi now, imho