Aegon NV (NYSE:AEG) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are currently covering the firm. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company.
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on AEG shares. Societe Generale lowered Aegon NV from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. Macquarie started coverage on Aegon NV in a research note on Tuesday, October 11th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Zacks Investment Research lowered Aegon NV from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Finally, TheStreet lowered Aegon NV from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, August 19th.
Shares of Aegon NV (NYSE:AEG) opened at 4.37 on Tuesday. The firm’s market cap is $8.97 billion. Aegon NV has a 52 week low of $3.36 and a 52 week high of $6.38. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $4.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.46.
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dodge & Cox raised its position in Aegon NV by 3.0% in the second quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 110,757,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,137,000 after buying an additional 3,256,888 shares during the last quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC raised its position in Aegon NV by 12.9% in the third quarter. Cambiar Investors LLC now owns 20,899,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,673,000 after buying an additional 2,391,551 shares during the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its position in Aegon NV by 18.7% in the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 11,761,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,163,000 after buying an additional 1,856,104 shares during the last quarter. Private Management Group Inc. raised its position in Aegon NV by 2.6% in the second quarter. Private Management Group Inc. now owns 5,960,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,901,000 after buying an additional 150,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in Aegon NV by 6.6% in the first quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,591,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,752,000 after buying an additional 98,871 shares during the last quarter. 6.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.