Aviva plc (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) Short Interest Update

Aviva plc (OTCMKTS:AVVIY) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,800 shares, a drop of 41.5% from the February 13th total of 27,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. BNP Paribas upgraded Aviva from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Aviva from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aviva has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Aviva Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:AVVIY opened at $14.40 on Monday. Aviva has a 52-week low of $11.07 and a 52-week high of $14.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $12.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.67.

Aviva Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.6002 per share. This is a positive change from Aviva’s previous dividend of $0.29. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th.

Aviva Company Profile

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.