Oxford Asset Management LLP Takes $1.09 Million Position in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO)

Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 12,101 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,089,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in AGO. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty by 214.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 24,879 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,980,000 after buying an additional 16,956 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $224,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Assured Guaranty by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 926,415 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $73,670,000 after purchasing an additional 2,953 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Assured Guaranty by 39.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,659 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 750 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Assured Guaranty by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,704 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $873,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. 92.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Assured Guaranty Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NYSE:AGO traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $87.71. The company's stock had a trading volume of 75,836 shares, compared to its average volume of 348,535. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has a 52 week low of $72.57 and a 52 week high of $96.50. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $85.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $4.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.82 and a beta of 0.84.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.34 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $199.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.56 million. Assured Guaranty had a return on equity of 11.58% and a net margin of 70.37%. As a group, research analysts expect that Assured Guaranty Ltd. will post 7.3 EPS for the current year.

Assured Guaranty Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This is a boost from Assured Guaranty's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. Assured Guaranty's payout ratio is 19.94%.

Assured Guaranty Company Profile

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.