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Octave Specialty Group (OSG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.71 -0.23 (-4.64%)
As of 03:35 PM Eastern
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About Octave Specialty Group Stock (NYSE:OSG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.71
$4.95
50-Day Range
$4.34
$6.16
52-Week Range
$3.88
$10.38
Volume
175,344 shs
Average Volume
599,981 shs
Market Capitalization
$212.23 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$11.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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.

Octave Specialty Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

OSG MarketRank™: 

Octave Specialty Group scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 361st out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Octave Specialty Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Octave Specialty Group has a consensus price target of $11.50, representing about 140.1% upside from its current price of $4.79.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Octave Specialty Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Octave Specialty Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Octave Specialty Group are expected to grow by 189.47% in the coming year, from $0.19 to $0.55 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Octave Specialty Group is -1.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Octave Specialty Group is -1.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Octave Specialty Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.25. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Octave Specialty Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.14% of the float of Octave Specialty Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Octave Specialty Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Octave Specialty Group has recently increased by 10.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Octave Specialty Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Octave Specialty Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Octave Specialty Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.64% next year. This indicates that Octave Specialty Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • News Sentiment

    Octave Specialty Group has a news sentiment score of -0.27. 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 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Octave Specialty Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Octave Specialty Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    7.20% of the stock of Octave Specialty Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.92% of the stock of Octave Specialty Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Octave Specialty Group's insider trading history.
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OSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Octave Specialty Group's stock was trading at $7.78 at the start of the year. Since then, OSG shares have decreased by 38.4% and is now trading at $4.79.

Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (NYSE:OSG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.79 million. Octave Specialty Group had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.44% and a negative net margin of 51.10%.
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Octave Specialty Group's top institutional shareholders include IPG Investment Advisors LLC (0.67%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.30%), Lone Peak Global Investors LLC (0.24%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Samuel H Norton, Claude Leblanc, R Sharon Smith, David Trick, Stephen Michael Ksenak, Jeffrey Scott Stein and Kristi Ann Matus.
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Shares of OSG 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Octave Specialty Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Meta Platforms (META), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), Adobe (ADBE) and Dorian LPG (LPG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2026
Today
9/16/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/09/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Insurance Brokers
Current Symbol
NYSE:OSG
Previous Symbol
NYSE:AMBC
CIK
874501
Employees
275
Year Founded
1971

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$15.00
Low Price Target
$8.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+146.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.65)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
24.56
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$261.69 million
Net Margins
-51.10%
Pretax Margin
-24.31%
Return on Equity
0.44%
Return on Assets
0.17%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.19
Current Ratio
0.92
Quick Ratio
0.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$251.22 million
Price / Sales
0.84
Cash Flow
$0.30 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.40
Book Value
$19.02 per share
Price / Book
0.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
45,050,000
Free Float
41,807,000
Market Cap
$210.20 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:OSG) was last updated on 9/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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