26,656 Shares in Aegon NV $AEG Acquired by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in Aegon NV (NYSE:AEG) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 26,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $193,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Aegon during the first quarter worth $68,000. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Aegon by 30.4% during the 1st quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,484 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 8,035 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC acquired a new position in Aegon in the 1st quarter worth $138,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Aegon by 7.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 63,028 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $415,000 after buying an additional 4,453 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd boosted its position in Aegon by 28.5% in the 1st quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 141,862 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $935,000 after buying an additional 31,439 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 4.32% of the company’s stock.

Aegon Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of Aegon stock opened at $7.51 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $7.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $7.36. Aegon NV has a fifty-two week low of $5.42 and a fifty-two week high of $8.15. The firm has a market cap of $15.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -28.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 0.99.

Aegon Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th were given a dividend of $0.1876 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 584.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. Aegon’s dividend payout ratio is currently -142.31%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aegon from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Aegon in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Aegon from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

Aegon Profile

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.