Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Has $1.13 Million Holdings in Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG)

Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Aegon Ltd. (NYSE:AEG) by 1.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 192,352 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 2,189 shares during the quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Aegon were worth $1,133,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aegon in the 4th quarter valued at about $15,397,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Aegon by 517.6% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,220,786 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,190,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023,116 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Aegon by 450.5% in the 4th quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 1,028,750 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,059,000 after purchasing an additional 841,863 shares during the period. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Aegon in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,733,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Aegon by 91.7% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,419,940 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $8,363,000 after acquiring an additional 679,126 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.32% of the company’s stock.

Aegon Stock Performance

Aegon stock opened at $6.73 on Wednesday. Aegon Ltd. has a 52 week low of $5.42 and a 52 week high of $6.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.01 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.31.

Aegon Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.1992 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a yield of 5.3%. This is a boost from Aegon’s previous semi-annual dividend of $0.17. Aegon’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AEG has been the subject of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Aegon from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. BNP Paribas upgraded Aegon from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Aegon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday.

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.