DOWLING & PARTN Has Bullish Estimate for AGO FY2026 Earnings

Key Points

• DOWLING & PARTN raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for Assured Guaranty to $6.67, up from $6.60 but below the $6.88 consensus estimate. The firm projects FY2027 EPS of $6.25.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed, with two Buy ratings and three Hold ratings; the stock has an average consensus rating of Hold and a target price of $90.33.
• Assured Guaranty declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share, equivalent to $1.52 annually and a 2.0% yield. AGO recently traded at $76.14, within a 12-month range of $72.76 to $92.39.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) - DOWLING & PARTN upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Assured Guaranty in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 14th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $6.67 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.60. The consensus estimate for Assured Guaranty's current full-year earnings is $6.88 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Assured Guaranty's FY2027 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. UBS Group raised shares of Assured Guaranty from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $94.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Assured Guaranty from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Assured Guaranty from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday. Roth Capital cut shares of Assured Guaranty from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $80.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Assured Guaranty from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $90.33.

Assured Guaranty Price Performance

AGO stock opened at $76.14 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company has a market capitalization of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.15 and a beta of 0.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $80.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.54. Assured Guaranty has a twelve month low of $72.76 and a twelve month high of $92.39.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter. Assured Guaranty had a return on equity of 7.11% and a net margin of 37.34%.The company had revenue of $195.00 million for the quarter.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Assured Guaranty's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Assured Guaranty news, Director Lorin Radtke sold 1,047 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.32, for a total transaction of $77,813.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 9,307 shares in the company, valued at approximately $691,696.24. This represents a 10.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Guaranty Ltd Assured bought 209,388 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $24.83 per share, for a total transaction of $5,199,104.04. Following the acquisition, the insider owned 1,212,106 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $30,096,591.98. This represents a 20.88% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 5.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. acquired a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its position in Assured Guaranty by 633.9% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 455 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Assured Guaranty during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Assured Guaranty during the 4th quarter worth approximately $45,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty by 309.2% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 581 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. 92.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Assured Guaranty Company Profile

Assured Guaranty Ltd is a Bermuda-domiciled provider of financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance products serving public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. The company's primary business activity is credit enhancement, whereby it guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on debt obligations issued by municipal and infrastructure entities. By combining rigorous risk assessment with active portfolio management, Assured Guaranty helps issuers access capital at more attractive rates while protecting investors against credit events.

In its public finance segment, the company underwrites municipal bond insurance for state and local governments, public-private partnerships and essential infrastructure projects.

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