ageas SA/NV (OTCMKTS:AGESY) Short Interest Up 66.7% in December

ageas SA/NV (OTCMKTS:AGESY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,000 shares, a growth of 66.7% from the December 15th total of 4,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of ageas SA/NV from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th.

ageas SA/NV Trading Up 1.6 %

AGESY traded up $0.77 on Wednesday, hitting $49.50. 6,277 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,820. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $49.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.00. ageas SA/NV has a twelve month low of $40.42 and a twelve month high of $54.07.

ageas SA/NV Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a dividend of $1.1088 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th.

About ageas SA/NV

ageas SA/NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in insurance business. It operates in five segments: Belgium, Europe, Asia, Reinsurance, and General Account. The company offers property, casualty, and life insurance products, as well as pension products; and reinsurance products. It provides life insurance products include risks related to the life and death of individuals; and non-life insurance products comprise accident and health, motor, fire, and other property insurance products, as well as insurance services for other damages to property.