AEGON (NYSE:AEG) – Investment analysts at Jefferies Group lifted their FY2016 earnings per share estimates for AEGON in a report released on Monday, according to Zacks Investment Research. Jefferies Group analyst M. Cathcart now anticipates that the brokerage will earn $0.79 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.78. The consensus estimate for AEGON’s FY2016 earnings is $0.76 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on AEG. SNS Securities raised AEGON from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. Zacks Investment Research lowered AEGON from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 24th. RBC Capital lowered AEGON from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 10th. Finally, ING Group raised AEGON from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.95.

Shares of AEGON (NYSE:AEG) traded up 1.25% during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $5.68. The stock had a trading volume of 2,002,782 shares. The company has a market cap of $12.03 billion and a PE ratio of 27.57. AEGON has a 52-week low of $5.14 and a 52-week high of $8.35. The company’s 50 day moving average is $5.58 and its 200 day moving average is $6.22.

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in AEGON stock. Eagle Asset Management boosted its position in shares of AEGON (NYSE:AEG) by 99.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The hedge fund owned 70,800 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 35,367 shares during the period. Eagle Asset Management’s holdings in AEGON were worth $406,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

AEGON NV is a life insurance, pensions and asset management company based in the Netherlands. The Company’s products range from life, critical illness and disability insurance, to pensions, annuities, long-term savings and investments. It also offers mortgages, and car, household and travel insurance in some markets. The Company’s segments include: the Americas, which includes the United States, Mexico and Brazil; the Netherlands; the United Kingdom, and New Markets, which includes a number of countries in Central & Eastern Europe and Asia, in addition to Spain, France, Variable Annuities Europe and Aegon Asset Management.

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