Aviva stock: Jefferies keeps Hold rating with GBp 694.00 target

Published on 10/22/2026 at 18:38 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Jefferies keeps Hold at GBp 694.00 on October 20, 2026. Aviva stock costs EUR 8.63 on October 22, 2026, 1.41 percent above the Xetra close of EUR 8.51.

Analyst target and reporting date

Jefferies maintained a Hold rating and a GBp 694.00 target on October 20, 2026.
Aviva targets GBP 280.0 million of Wealth operating profit by 2027 and more than GBP 500.0 million by 2032.
Aviva stock costs EUR 8.63 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 6:33 p.m. CEST, 1.41 percent above the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 at EUR 8.51 and 3.35 percent below the 52-week high.
Aviva's next trading update is scheduled for November 13, 2026.

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Aviva stock (ISIN GB00BPQY8M80) drew a Hold rating from Jefferies with a GBp 694.00 target on October 20, 2026, according to Markets Insider. The target sits below the latest London price, keeping the analyst view more cautious than Aviva's recent operating narrative. The stock was trading at EUR 8.63 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 6:33 p.m. CEST, plus 1.41 percent versus the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 at EUR 8.51.

Wealth targets add operating detail

Aviva's October 16 Wealth briefing set a concrete earnings path. In its release, Aviva said it is on track for GBP 280.0 million of Wealth operating profit by 2027 and expects more than GBP 500.0 million by 2032. The same release reported GBP 261.0 billion of Wealth assets and nearly 6.0 million Wealth customers.

The latest reported half-year comparison also favors operating profit. Aviva's first-half 2026 operating profit rose 24.00 percent to GBP 1.32 billion from GBP 1.07 billion in the first half of 2025, while IFRS profit fell 49.00 percent to GBP 418.0 million, according to OpenBookAnalytics. That split makes the operating measure more useful for reading the Wealth strategy than statutory profit alone.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Aviva's London-listed stock last traded at GBp 715.80 on October 22, 2026 at 4:47 p.m. BST. Its 52-week range was GBp 590.60 to GBp 740.60, placing the latest London price 3.35 percent below the high and 21.19 percent above the low. Trading volume reached 3,686,116 shares on the session.

Valuation and reporting dates

Aviva carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.98 and a trailing dividend yield of 0.06 percent on October 22, 2026. Its market capitalization was GBP 21.4 billion on October 21, 2026. The next scheduled checkpoint is Aviva's third-quarter 2026 trading update on November 13, 2026, listed in the company's investor calendar.

Comparison with peers

Aviva: plus 0.22 percent, P/E 41.98, market capitalization GBP 21.4 billion.

Legal & General Group (London Stock Exchange, GBp): minus 0.90 percent, P/E 26.79, market capitalization GBP 15.9 billion.

Prudential (London Stock Exchange, GBp): minus 2.01 percent, P/E 8.35, market capitalization GBP 21.8 billion.

Stock position in euros

The euro quotation puts Aviva 1.41 percent above the Xetra close of October 21, 2026 at EUR 8.51, while the London price remains 3.35 percent below its 52-week high of GBp 740.60. For investors, the key tension is visible in the contrast between Jefferies' GBp 694.00 target and Aviva's GBP 280.0 million Wealth operating-profit ambition for 2027.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Aviva stock.