Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 7,950,000 shares, an increase of 24.2% from the February 13th total of 6,400,000 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,440,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.
Aegon Trading Down 0.7 %
AEG stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $6.58. The stock had a trading volume of 13,994,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,538,416. Aegon has a 1-year low of $5.66 and a 1-year high of $6.96. The company has a fifty day moving average of $6.40 and a 200 day moving average of $6.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.85 and a beta of 1.03.
Institutional Trading of Aegon
Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aegon by 49.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 149,032 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $952,000 after purchasing an additional 49,182 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of Aegon by 6.9% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 114,476 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $732,000 after buying an additional 7,392 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aegon by 65.7% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 241,399 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,543,000 after acquiring an additional 95,718 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Aegon by 41,167.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 197,670 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,263,000 after acquiring an additional 197,191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Aegon by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 88,911 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $568,000 after acquiring an additional 1,976 shares in the last quarter. 4.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Aegon
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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.
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