Key Factors to Consider Before Investing in AEG Stock

By Blake Campbell • Thursday, August 21 15:27 • Permanent Link

AEGON logged a 7.2% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $8.0 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. AEG's trading volume is 9,888,688 compared to the stock's average volume of 7,639,703.

Anyone interested in buying AEG should be aware of the facts below:

AEGON's current price is 20.8% above its Graham number of $6.62, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
AEGON has moved 23.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.8%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 0.43, AEGON has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
AEG has a forward P/E ratio of 27.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $0.29 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.74 compared to its sector average of 1.78
Aegon Ltd. provides insurance, pensions, retirement, and asset management services in the Americas, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
Based in The Hague, the company has 15,582 full time employees and a market cap of $12.64 Billion. AEGON currently returns an annual dividend yield of 4.7%.

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