Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) Short Interest Up 24.2% in February

Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 5,440,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Aegon Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AEG opened at $6.63 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $14.62 billion, a PE ratio of 6.91 and a beta of 1.03. Aegon has a fifty-two week low of $5.66 and a fifty-two week high of $6.96. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $6.38 and a 200-day moving average of $6.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aegon

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aegon by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 145,663 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,779 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in Aegon by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 88,911 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,976 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Aegon by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 126,041 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $742,000 after purchasing an additional 2,094 shares during the period. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aegon by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 17,757 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 2,142 shares during the period. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aegon by 12.2% during the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 20,015 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $118,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 4.32% of the company’s stock.

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.