<div id="readability-page-1"><div>** Shares in insurer Aegon fall around 8.5% after announcing a buyback and the move of its headquarters to the U.S. ahead of its Capital Markets Day on Wednesday** J.P. Morgan say they expect the shares to underperform today after a &#34;disappointing buyback&#34; of EUR 400 million ($465.92 million) for 2026 which missed the consensus of around EUR 700 million** However, the broker does note that &#34;the reasons we like this stock have not really changed, and we continue to see material upside to sum-of-the-parts valuation&#34;** Analysts at ING add they see the move as a positive, but views the cost of it as &#34;considerably more than we expected&#34;** Shares are on track for their worst day since February of this year, if losses hold($1 = 0.8585 euros)</div></div>

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Aegon shares dropped 8.5% after announcing a buyback of EUR 400 million, missing the consensus of EUR 700 million, and relocating its headquarters to the U.S. Analysts expect shares to underperform but see potential upside. ING views the move positively but notes higher-than-expected costs. Shares are on track for their worst day since February.

Aegon shares fall after buyback miss, move to US