Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 28,970 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,552,000. Assured Guaranty accounts for 1.6% of Decker Retirement Planning Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Assured Guaranty as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Assured Guaranty by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 471 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty by 108.2% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 816 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 424 shares during the period. Heck Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the 4th quarter worth about $97,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Assured Guaranty by 1,794.9% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,497 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 1,418 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Assured Guaranty by 208.5% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,524 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $136,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares during the last quarter. 92.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Assured Guaranty
In other Assured Guaranty news, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 71,917 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Laura Bieling sold 2,649 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.76, for a total value of $232,476.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 13,462 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,181,425.12. The trade was a 16.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 85,004 shares of company stock valued at $7,324,274 over the last quarter. 5.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Assured Guaranty Stock Performance
NYSE:AGO traded down $0.50 on Tuesday, reaching $86.60. 460,145 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 334,527. The firm has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $87.42. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has a 52 week low of $72.57 and a 52 week high of $96.50.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $3.18 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $345.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $257.96 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.96 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Assured Guaranty Ltd. will post 7.3 earnings per share for the current year.
Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were given a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. Assured Guaranty's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.25%.
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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