Allianz Asset Management GmbH cut its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 18.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 584,187 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 135,062 shares during the quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH owned approximately 1.17% of Assured Guaranty worth $51,467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Assured Guaranty in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,305,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Assured Guaranty by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 79,865 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $7,036,000 after buying an additional 5,826 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in Assured Guaranty by 41.7% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 70,622 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,222,000 after buying an additional 20,779 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Assured Guaranty in the 1st quarter valued at about $624,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Assured Guaranty by 7.0% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,074 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $367,000 after buying an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. 92.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Assured Guaranty Price Performance
AGO traded up $0.85 during trading on Friday, reaching $84.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 219,305 shares, compared to its average volume of 309,742. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.78. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has a 1 year low of $72.57 and a 1 year high of $96.50. The company has a market cap of $4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.07 and a beta of 0.82.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $3.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.03. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 45.58% and a return on equity of 7.76%. The business had revenue of $345.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $257.96 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.96 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Assured Guaranty Ltd. will post 7.3 EPS for the current year.
Assured Guaranty Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. Assured Guaranty's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.25%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Assured Guaranty news, CAO Laura Bieling sold 2,649 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.76, for a total value of $232,476.24. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 13,462 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,181,425.12. This trade represents a 16.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 71,917 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.11, for a total transaction of $6,192,772.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,348,073 shares in the company, valued at $116,082,566.03. This trade represents a 5.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 85,004 shares of company stock worth $7,324,274 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company's stock.
Assured Guaranty Company Profile
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Assured Guaranty Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit protection products to public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Insurance and Asset Management. The company offers financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments.
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