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AV. Aviva Plc

477.40
4.80 (1.02%)
09 Oct 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Aviva Plc LSE:AV. London Ordinary Share GB00BPQY8M80 ORD 32 17/19P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  4.80 1.02% 477.40 4,665,334 16:35:07
Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price
476.10 476.20 477.00 471.30 473.10
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Insurance Carriers, Nec 41.43B 1.09B 0.4053 11.75 12.65B
Last Trade Time Trade Type Trade Size Trade Price Currency
16:55:37 O 8,143 477.40 GBX

Aviva (AV.) Latest News (7)

Aviva News

Date Time Source Headline
09/10/202415:30UK RNSSage Group PLC Holding(s) in Company
09/10/202414:46UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Tritax Eurobox plc
09/10/202414:43UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
09/10/202414:43UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc
09/10/202414:41UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Segro plc
09/10/202414:39UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - International Paper Company
09/10/202411:00UK RNSAviva PLC Block listing application
07/10/202414:04UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Tritax Eurobox plc
07/10/202414:03UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Segro plc
07/10/202414:03UK RNSAviva PLC Form 8.3 - Smith (DS) plc

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Aviva (AV.) Most Recent Trades

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15:55:42477.408,14338,874.68O
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Aviva (AV.) Top Chat Posts

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Posted at 03/10/2024 14:15 by richie1218
I'm of the opinion that it's the Canadian business that is dragging the AV share price down, Have you seen the insurance losses due to weather related claims so far this year, they are off the scale apparently, not good imo gla
Posted at 20/9/2024 18:57 by xtrmntr
Three is no doubt that insurance companies are nowadays one of the most important dividend shares for income.They are attractive not because of the volume of dividends – they rarely feature in the top 10 payers on that metric, and the 50 per cent cut flagged by Vodafone earlier this year is, on its own, bigger than the entire closely watched payout for Legal & General (LGEN).Interest instead stems from the relative cheapness of their shares. The attraction of inflation-beating yields is hard to match – of the top six highest yielders in the FTSE 100, four are insurance companies, according to FactSet data.The question is whether those high yields are truly reflective of the level of risk that shareholders take when buying the shares. As ever, some are safer than others. Aviva (AV.) is an interesting example of a popular high yielding insurance share that reflects one basic truth: it is the largest insurance company in the UK to have comprehensively gotten its house in order.What was once a sprawling group built up by a seemingly arbitrary series of bolt-on acquisitions has been slimmed down to focus on the UK, Ireland and Canada, with clear delineation between the life, motor and personal insurance lines.The company's current health is also driven by the fact that costs have been tightly controlled at the same time as demand for annuities has picked up significantly. Aviva will write £7bn-£8bn of bulk annuities business this year, as defined benefit pension schemes' funding levels improve, allowing companies to offload future liabilities to insurers and simplify their own operations.But the most important reason for Aviva's popularity with retail investors is that the current management, led by chief executive Amanda Blanc, has also kept its word to shareholders when it comes to payouts. After raising £7.5bn from business sales, the company paid out £4bn of capital to shareholders by the middle of 2022.Fulfilling this commitment is no guarantee that dividends will continue to grow over the next couple of years, but current forecasts are for dividend growth in "mid-single digits" this year, or 5 per cent in old money, with a 7 per cent growth rate forecast for the following period, according to predictions by broker Berenberg. That translates into a current dividend yield of around 7 per cent, rising to 8 per cent at a price-to-book value of just 1.3 times. One reason to be cautious is that Aviva's operating profit target of £2bn by 2026 could be quite punchy if premium rates start to moderate, in which case the annuities business would have to take up more of the slack. Currently, general insurance premiums are forecast to rise at around 9 per cent for next year. What might be needed to ensure the future health of the dividend is for Aviva to smooth out its free cash flow. This has been exceptionally lumpy in the recent past, partly because of asset sales, but it is notable that the company is forecast to book cumulative cash flow growth of 12 per cent over the next two years. This seems to underline the fact that simplifying the business and focusing on what the company does best will prove profitable for income investors.Dividend policy: Cash cost of the dividend to grow by mid-single digitsYield: 7.2 per centPayment: Semi-annually, in sterlingLast cut: 2020AlternativeLegal & General surprised the market earlier this summer – not via a 5 per cent increase in the dividend this year, topped up by share buybacks, but with forecasts that the two years through to 2027 would see a reduced 2 per cent annual increase, buybacks again substituted to try to make up the shortfall. It was the first substantive act from new chief executive António Simões and showed management's determination to improve LGEN's core operating profits. Income investors may not quibble too much about this change of direction given the forward dividend yield remains well above 9 per cent.
Posted at 10/9/2024 13:01 by adelwire2
Do positive share tips by brokers have any use at all?!? Thinking of the plethora of positive upgrades for Aviva and little change in the share prices.
Posted at 23/8/2024 01:28 by masurenguy
Faith in Aviva model can reap dividends

Aviva’s target for operating profit growth implies that it must grow by 11% each year, which is no mean feat, but so far it appears to be on track. Recent half-year results showed a 14% rise in adjusted operating profit to £875m, beating expectations. Aviva is not the highest-yielding insurer listed in London — Legal & General offers a forward yield of 9%, according to forecasts compiled by FactSet. It is, however, at a small discount to some of its closest rivals on a price-to-book basis, which measures its market value against its “book value”, its total assets minus its total liabilities. On this basis, the shares trade at a ratio of 1.6, compared with Legal & General at 3.9, Allianz at 2.1 and AXA at 1.8. This discount on the shares means it is not possible to rule out future takeover interest — late last year takeover rumours swirled around the stock, and previous reports have suggested that Allianz was at one point considering a bid for the company.

This column last rated Aviva as a buy in the spring of last year. Since then the shares have delivered a total return of 36%, more than double that of the FTSE 100, which returned 15%. For a group with a market-leading position, strong diversification and a clear growth plan that paves the way for rising dividends, the price tag on the shares still looks too cheap.

Advice: Buy
Why: Shares too cheap given simplified model and clear growth plan

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Posted at 15/8/2024 22:30 by xtrmntr
From the IC.Aviva (AV.) has spent much of the past half-decade shrinking, as the insurer offloaded a series of overseas operations of variable quality, albeit for decent sums. The resulting cash dowry will be paid out to shareholders over the next couple of years.However, the now slimmed-down business, focused on the UK and Canada, is generating exceptional returns on the back of higher rates and premium volumes. The combination of these meant underlying operating profits rose by 14 per cent to £875mn to bring an exceptionally strong half to an end.The performance of the UK and Ireland general insurance business is a case in point. Here, premiums grew by an above-average 18 per cent to £3.8bn. This was largely driven by UK personal line insurance, which recorded a 30 per cent increase during the half. Although there are suggestions that rates might start to soften this year, the company still expects non-life premiums to increase by 5-10 per cent.Meanwhile, the Canadian insurance business saw premiums rise by 10 per cent to £2.2bn, while the insurance, wealth & retirement division was another notable performer with net flows into wealth management of £5bn, or 6 per cent of asset under management. It was also clear that bulk annuities transfers are becoming an important part of Aviva's retirement business. The overall retirement segment saw a contraction in sales to £3.0bn, down from £3.2bn last time, due to a tighter equity release market and slightly lower bulk annuities sales of £2.3bn. Nevertheless, the company still anticipates writing £7bn-£8bn of bulk annuity transfers this year, and £15bn-£30bn over a three-year period.Management reaffirmed, rather than upgraded, its outlook. It still expects operating profits to hit £2bn by 2026. Interestingly, this also includes a £100mn annual contribution from health insurance – a trend that has been noted as the NHS struggles. The company's all-important dividend is still forecast to grow by mid single digits. Aviva paid out a total of £906mn for 2023.Broker Peel Hunt commented that the results showed that Aviva was successfully maintaining price discipline. Consensus currently places the company at a price-to-book value of 1.5, which translates to a price/earnings ratio of 11 for 2024. That is a premium to most of its competitors, but a dividend yield of close to 7 per cent, with cover of 1.9, still catches the eye. Buy.
Posted at 15/8/2024 10:31 by smurfy2001
Buybacks are good long term if a share price is trading below NAV. It no longer makes sense for Aviva.
Posted at 15/8/2024 09:13 by kenmitch
Note the different share price response to the good Results from AVIVA yesterday and Admiral today. AVIVA share price flat. Admiral share price up 8%.

Why the big difference?

Is it perhaps because Admiral have spent excess cash on the genuine reward of a special dividend on top of the increased ordinary dividend. I.e investors get the big bonus of real cash. AVIVA prefer to waste the spare cash on buybacks where unfortunately investors don’t get any real cash. RIO current dividend yield is 6% but a couple of years ago they rewarded investors with 20% dividend via big special dividends on top of their ordinary dividends.

Fortunately more and more UK Companies are now paying special dividends instead of buying back. e.g Big Mining Companies like RIO now always go for big special dividends in the good years. Previously they spent multiple £billions on buybacks…..only then to see huge share price falls in Mining sector downturns. That made them realise that the huge sums they spent on those buybacks was money down the drain.
Posted at 15/8/2024 07:21 by lauders
ADM results today seem okay so perhaps will help AV., when yesterday we expected a better day re: share price. MNG results will be early next month. So far the insurance sector has done just fine.
Posted at 14/8/2024 17:12 by martinmc123
Aviva plc posted a strong set of H1 results this morning, ones which reported continued profitable growth momentum. Insurance, Wealth & Retirement (IWR) sales were up 12% to £19.7bn, group operating profit was up 14% to £875m, statutory profit for the year was up 58% to £654m. The Capital position is strong and resilient with Solvency II shareholder cover ratio of 205% (FY23: 207%) and centre liquidity (Jul 24) of £1.5bn (Feb 24: £1.9bn). Valuation messages are a little mixed with forward PE looking a little toppish at 10.1x while dividend yield at 7.6% and PS ratio at 0.65x are more attractive. The share price also has some positive momentum. Certainly a share worth considering, particularly if generous dividend distributions are of interest. BUY...

...WealthOracle

wealthoracle.co.uk/detailed-result-full/AV./847
Posted at 14/8/2024 08:02 by skinny
A bit of a flutter there - I have ADM above AV. in my monitor - ADM opened up +44 and I read it as AV. 🙄
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