Octave Specialty Group (OSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) is a specialized financial services holding company headquartered in New York City. Through its principal subsidiary, Ambac Assurance Corporation, the company provides financial guarantee insurance and surety bonds designed to enhance the credit quality of public finance and structured finance transactions. Ambac’s offerings are tailored to municipal issuers, financial institutions and corporate borrowers, supporting infrastructure projects, energy and transportation initiatives, as well as asset-backed securities.

Ambac’s core business activities center on credit enhancement and risk-transfer solutions. The company underwrites surety and reinsurance policies that cover potential payment defaults on debt obligations, enabling issuers and borrowers to access capital markets at more favorable terms. Alongside traditional financial guarantee products, Ambac has broadened its service suite to include portfolio management, risk analytics and bespoke structured finance solutions aimed at mitigating counterparty exposure and facilitating transaction execution.

Founded in 1971 as American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation, Ambac rose to prominence as a leading monoline insurer in the municipal bond market. The company experienced significant stress during the global financial crisis of 2008, resulting in a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2010. After restructuring its balance sheet and refining its risk management framework, Ambac emerged from bankruptcy in 2013 with a renewed strategic focus on core markets and enhanced capitalization.

Today, Ambac Financial Group serves clients primarily in the United States, with selective engagements in Europe and Asia-Pacific through cross-border transactions and strategic partnerships. The firm’s executive leadership team brings a blend of insurance, capital markets and public finance expertise, guided by a board of directors with extensive experience in risk management and structured finance. Ambac remains committed to delivering credit solutions that facilitate infrastructure development and support financial stability across the markets it serves.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.24 to $6.61
• 50-Day Range: $4.23 to $6.46
• 52-Week Range: $3.88 to $10.38
• Volume: 282,246 shs
• Average Volume: 654,333 shs
• Market Capitalization: $292.34 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $15.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Octave Specialty Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Octave Specialty Group scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 264th out of 875 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Octave Specialty Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Octave Specialty Group has a consensus price target of $15.00, representing about 143.5% upside from its current price of $6.16.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Octave Specialty Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 77.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Octave Specialty Group are expected to grow by 77.78% in the coming year, from $0.45 to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Octave Specialty Group is -1.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Octave Specialty Group is -1.27, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Octave Specialty Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.32. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.57% of the float of Octave Specialty Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Octave Specialty Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Octave Specialty Group has recently decreased by 9.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Octave Specialty Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Octave Specialty Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Octave Specialty Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.00% next year. This indicates that Octave Specialty Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for OSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Octave Specialty Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.20% of the stock of Octave Specialty Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.92% of the stock of Octave Specialty Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 6/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OSG
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:AMBC
• CIK: 874501
• Web: www.ambac.com
• Phone: (212) 658-7470
• Fax: 212-208-3414
• Employees: 130
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Octave Specialty Group: $15.00
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +130.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($4.86)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.43
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$261.69 million
• Net Margins: -75.91%
• Pretax Margin: -30.50%
• Return on Equity: -0.55%
• Return on Assets: -0.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $251.22 million
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $0.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.93
• Book Value: $19.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,010,000
• Free Float: 41,773,000
• Market Cap: $292.34 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86