Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) Short Interest Update

Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 7,950,000 shares, a growth of 24.2% from the February 13th total of 6,400,000 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,440,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Aegon Stock Up 2.3 %

Aegon stock traded up $0.15 during trading on Monday, reaching $6.58. The stock had a trading volume of 7,497,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,376,385. Aegon has a 52-week low of $5.66 and a 52-week high of $6.96. The stock has a market cap of $14.49 billion, a PE ratio of 6.85 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $6.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.26.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aegon

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealthstar Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Aegon during the fourth quarter worth approximately $601,000. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Aegon by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 37,744 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $222,000 after buying an additional 2,275 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in Aegon by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 415,492 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,655,000 after acquiring an additional 6,461 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Aegon by 51.0% in the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 202,259 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 68,310 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in Aegon by 65.7% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 241,399 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,543,000 after acquiring an additional 95,718 shares in the last quarter. 4.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Aegon

Aegon Ltd. provides insurance, pensions, retirement, and asset management services in the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company offers life, accident, property and casualty, and health insurance; annuities, retirement plans, mutual funds, and stable value solutions; residential mortgage and digital baking services; and retail and institutional investment management solutions and retirement savings vehicles and strategies.