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(From Paradigm Press) (Ad) Free AMBC Stock Alerts $13.00 -0.31 (-2.33%) (As of 06/7/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$12.87▼$13.3750-Day Range$13.31▼$18.3352-Week Range$11.26▼$18.45Volume752,783 shsAverage Volume405,128 shsMarket Capitalization$587.86 millionP/E Ratio9.92Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$19.00 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Get Ambac Financial Group alerts: Email Address Ambac Financial Group MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside46.2% Upside$19.00 Price TargetShort InterestBearish6.03% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-0.53Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.92Based on 4 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth-17.24%From $1.45 to $1.20 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.77 out of 5 starsFinance Sector308th out of 833 stocksSurety Insurance Industry3rd out of 8 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAmbac Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAmbac Financial Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Ambac Financial Group's stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted6.03% of the float of Ambac Financial Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAmbac Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ambac Financial Group has recently increased by 16.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAmbac Financial Group does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAmbac Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 2.5 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreAmbac Financial Group has received a 12.67% net impact score from Upright. Ambac Financial seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Societal infrastructure", and "Jobs". The positive contribution in the "Societal infrastructure" impact category is driven by its "Guarantee services for corporations", "Insurance underwriting services", and "Excess and surplus lines insurances" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Ambac Financial Group is -0.53. Previous Next 2.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAmbac Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.05 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Ambac Financial Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Ambac Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ambac Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.00% of the stock of Ambac Financial Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions84.49% of the stock of Ambac Financial Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Ambac Financial Group's insider trading history. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ambac Financial Group are expected to decrease by -17.24% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.20 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ambac Financial Group is 9.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 140.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ambac Financial Group is 9.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 60.82.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAmbac Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.42. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ambac Financial Group's valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad HedgeyeNo Strings Attached: Get 30 Days of Hedgeye’s Top Stock Picks for FreeOptimize your stock investing strategy with Hedgeye's Investing Ideas, where rigorous fundamental stock analysis meets hedge fund-level market foresight!TRY "INVESTING IDEAS" TODAY About Ambac Financial Group Stock (NYSE:AMBC)Ambac Financial Group, Inc. operates as a financial services holding company. It operates three businesses: Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance, Insurance Distribution, and Legacy Financial Guarantee (LFG) Insurance. The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance business provides specialty property and casualty program insurance with a focus commercial and personal liability risks. The Insurance Distribution business includes the specialty property and casualty insurance distribution business, which includes managing general agents and underwriters, insurance wholesalers, brokers, and other distribution businesses. The LFG Insurance business offers financial guarantee insurance policies that provide an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee, which protects the holder of a debt obligation against non-payment when due of the principal and interest on the obligations guaranteed. Ambac Financial Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Read More AMBC Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AMBC Stock News HeadlinesJune 7 at 1:36 AM | americanbankingnews.comAmbac Financial Group Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:AMBC)June 5 at 7:52 AM | businesswire.comAMBC Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.'s Legacy Financial Guarantee Business Is Fair to ShareholdersMay 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmbac Financial Group, Inc. (AMBC)May 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmbac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 8, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmbac Financial Group Inc (AMBC) (Q1 2024) Earnings Call Transcript Highlights: Strong Growth ...May 7, 2024 | marketwatch.comAmbac Financial Shares Rise 20% After Swinging to 1Q ProfitMay 7, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAmbac Financial Group, Inc. 2024 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 6, 2024 | msn.comAMBC Stock Earnings: Ambac Financial Group Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q1 2024May 6, 2024 | msn.comAmbac Financial Group Non-GAAP EPS of $0.82 beats by $0.61, revenue of $103M beats by $26.03MMay 6, 2024 | businesswire.comAmbac Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsApril 22, 2024 | businesswire.comAmbac to Release First Quarter 2024 Results on May 6, 2024April 5, 2024 | morningstar.comAmbac Financial Group IncMarch 27, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAmbac: Finally Shaking Off The Great Financial CrisisMarch 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmbac Announces Meeting and Record Date for 2024 Annual Meeting of StockholdersMarch 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAMBC Apr 2024 18.000 putMarch 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAMBC Aug 2024 21.000 callMarch 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAMBC Apr 2024 15.000 callMarch 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAMBC Apr 2024 17.000 putMarch 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAMBC Apr 2024 21.000 callMarch 1, 2024 | seekingalpha.comAmbac Financial Group, Inc. (AMBC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 29, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comQ4 2023 Ambac Financial Group Inc Earnings CallFebruary 27, 2024 | uk.finance.yahoo.comAmbac Financial Group Inc (AMBC) Reports Mixed Fourth Quarter 2023 ResultsFebruary 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comAmbac Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 ResultsFebruary 27, 2024 | msn.comAmbac Financial Group Non-GAAP EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.26, revenue of $30.5M misses by $36.5MFebruary 27, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAmbac Financial Group Inc. Q4 Earnings SummarySee More Headlines Receive AMBC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ambac Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/06/2024Today6/07/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Surety insurance Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNYSE:AMBC CUSIPN/A CIK874501 Webwww.ambac.com Phone(212) 658-7470Fax212-208-3414Employees178Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.00 High Stock Price Target$19.00 Low Stock Price Target$19.00 Potential Upside/Downside+46.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.31 Trailing P/E Ratio9.92 Forward P/E Ratio8.97 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$4 million Net Margins18.09% Pretax Margin21.27% Return on Equity10.69% Return on Assets1.77% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.42 Current Ratio0.71 Quick Ratio0.71 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$269 million Price / Sales2.19 Cash Flow$2.28 per share Price / Cash Flow5.71 Book Value$31.31 per share Price / Book0.42Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares45,220,000Free Float42,964,000Market Cap$587.86 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.29 Beginners Guide To Retirement StocksClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven best retirement stocks and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Claude L. LeBlanc (Age 59)President, CEO & Director Comp: $2.79MMr. David Trick (Age 53)Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Comp: $1.46MMr. Stephen Michael Ksenak (Age 58)Senior MD & General Counsel Comp: $1.28MMr. David Peter Barranco (Age 53)Senior MD & Head of Risk Management Comp: $1.22MMs. Rhonta Sharon Smith (Age 53)Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer Comp: $1.23MMr. Daniel Matthew McGinnis (Age 52)Senior MD & COO Mr. Robert Bryan Eisman (Age 57)Senior MD, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller Comp: $894.25kMr. Charles Joseph SebaskiMD & Head of Investor RelationKate SmithDirector of Corporate CommunicationsMr. Miguel Antonio SanchezManaging Director of Ambac UK & EuropeMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsMBIANYSE:MBIOld Republic InternationalNYSE:ORIEssent GroupNYSE:ESNTMGIC InvestmentNYSE:MTGRadian GroupNYSE:RDNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsComerica BankSold 1,890 shares on 5/17/2024Ownership: 0.042%Walleye Trading LLCSold 45,000 shares on 5/17/2024Ownership: 0.000%California State Teachers Retirement SystemSold 2,520 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.100%Caxton Associates LPSold 43,411 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 0.050%Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MDBought 1,861 shares on 5/15/2024Ownership: 0.085%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AMBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Ambac Financial Group stock right now? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ambac Financial Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" AMBC shares. View AMBC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Ambac Financial Group's stock price target for 2024? 1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Ambac Financial Group's stock. Their AMBC share price targets range from $19.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $19.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AMBC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AMBC shares performed in 2024? Ambac Financial Group's stock was trading at $16.48 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AMBC stock has decreased by 21.1% and is now trading at $13.00. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Ambac Financial Group? Ambac Financial Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,130,000 shares, an increase of 11.5% from the April 15th total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 421,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.1 days. Currently, 5.2% of the company's shares are short sold. View Ambac Financial Group's Short Interest. When is Ambac Financial Group's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 5th 2024. View our AMBC earnings forecast. How were Ambac Financial Group's earnings last quarter? Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.61. The business earned $103 million during the quarter. Ambac Financial Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 18.09%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.30) earnings per share. What ETFs hold Ambac Financial Group's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth ETF (RZG), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS), Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (XSVM), First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund (FDM), Conductor Global Equity Value ETF (CGV) and ETC 6 Meridian Low Beta Equity Strategy ETF (SIXL).iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK). Who are Ambac Financial Group's major shareholders? Ambac Financial Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.69%), Gendell Jeffrey L (0.96%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.52%), Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. (0.39%), Empowered Funds LLC (0.34%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.32%). Insiders that own company stock include C James Prieur, Claude Leblanc, David Trick, Lisa G Iglesias and R Sharon Smith. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ambac Financial Group? Shares of AMBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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