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NYSE:AGO

Assured Guaranty (AGO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$60.52
-0.89 (-1.45%)
(As of 09/26/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$60.50
$61.48
50-Day Range
$56.93
$62.77
52-Week Range
$45.21
$67.13
Volume
276,060 shs
Average Volume
253,219 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.55 billion
P/E Ratio
11.87
Dividend Yield
1.85%
Price Target
$84.00

Assured Guaranty MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating
Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
38.8% Upside
$84.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
2.03% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-0.38
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.37mentions of Assured Guaranty in the last 14 days
Based on 6 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$2.99 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
25.97%
From $3.85 to $4.85 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

3.04 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

76th out of 837 stocks

Surety Insurance Industry

1st out of 8 stocks


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About Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Stock

Assured Guaranty Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides credit protection products to public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Insurance and Asset Management. It offers financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments. In addition, the company insures and reinsures various debt obligations, including bonds issued by the United States state governmental authorities; and notes issued to finance infrastructure projects. Further, it insures and reinsures various the U.S. public finance obligations, such as general obligation, tax-backed, municipal utility, transportation, healthcare, higher education, infrastructure, housing revenue, investor-owned utility, renewable energy, and other public finance bonds. Additionally, the company is involved in insuring and reinsuring of non-U.S. public finance obligations comprising regulated utilities, infrastructure finance, sovereign and sub-sovereign, renewable energy bonds, pooled infrastructure, and other public finance obligations; and the U.S. and non-U.S. Structured finance obligations, including residential mortgage-backed securities, life insurance transactions, consumer receivables securities, pooled corporate obligations, and financial products. Furthermore, it offers specialty insurance and reinsurance that include life and aircraft residual value insurance transactions; and asset management services comprising investment advisory services. It markets its financial guaranty insurance directly to issuers and underwriters of public finance and structured finance securities, as well as to investors in such obligations. Assured Guaranty Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

AGO Price History

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AGO Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/08/2023
Ex-Dividend for 8/30 Dividend
8/15/2023
Dividend Payable
8/30/2023
Today
9/26/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2023
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2023

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Surety insurance
Sub-Industry
Property & Casualty Insurance
Sector
Finance
CUSIP
G0585R10
Employees
411
Year Founded
1985

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast
$84.00
High Stock Price Forecast
$84.00
Low Stock Price Forecast
$84.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside
+37.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$124 million
Pretax Margin
34.94%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$723 million
Cash Flow
$4.49 per share
Book Value
$88.21 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,978,000
Market Cap
$3.58 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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Key Executives

  • Mr. Dominic John FredericoMr. Dominic John Frederico (Age 70)
    Deputy Chairman, Pres & CEO
    Comp: $4.94M
  • Mr. Robert Adam Bailenson (Age 57)
    Chief Financial Officer
    Comp: $3.11M
  • Ms. Gon Ling Chow (Age 52)
    Gen. Counsel & Sec.
    Comp: $2.18M
  • Mr. Stephen John Donnarumma (Age 60)
    Chief Credit Officer
    Comp: $1.92M
  • Mr. David Allan Buzen (Age 64)
    Sr. Managing Director of Alternative Investments
    Comp: $2.43M
  • Ms. Laura Ann Bieling (Age 56)
    Chief Accounting Officer & Controller
  • Mr. Christopher M. Gibbons
    CTO & Head of Information Technology
  • Kirk Edmunds
    Chief Information Officer
  • Mr. Robert S. Tucker
    Sr. Managing Director of Investor Relations & Corp. Communications
  • Ms. Dawn Lynn Jasiak
    Head of Human Capital Management













AGO Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Assured Guaranty stock right now?

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Assured Guaranty in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" AGO shares.
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What is Assured Guaranty's stock price forecast for 2023?

2 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Assured Guaranty's shares. Their AGO share price forecasts range from $84.00 to $84.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $84.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.4% from the stock's current price.
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How have AGO shares performed in 2023?

Assured Guaranty's stock was trading at $62.26 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, AGO shares have decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $61.15.
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Are investors shorting Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,120,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the August 15th total of 1,010,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 228,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.9 days. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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When is Assured Guaranty's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 6th 2023.
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How were Assured Guaranty's earnings last quarter?

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.54. The financial services provider earned $206 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $172.20 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 31.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.73%.

How often does Assured Guaranty pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 16th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, August 30th. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 15th.
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Is Assured Guaranty a good dividend stock?

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.85%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AGO will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.09% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for AGO.

What is Piotr Niemczycki's approval rating as Assured Guaranty's CEO?

4 employees have rated Assured Guaranty Chief Executive Officer Piotr Niemczycki on Glassdoor.com. Piotr Niemczycki has an approval rating of 64% among the company's employees. 64.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Assured Guaranty to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Assured Guaranty own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Assured Guaranty investors own include Delta Air Lines (DAL), Citigroup (C), Energy Transfer (ET), Bank of America (BAC), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Boeing (BA), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC) and RTX (RTX).

What is Assured Guaranty's stock symbol?

Assured Guaranty trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AGO."

Who are Assured Guaranty's major shareholders?

Assured Guaranty's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.17%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.30%), State Street Corp (3.51%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.14%), Kahn Brothers Group Inc. (1.75%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.39%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Frederico, G Lawrence Buhl, Howard Albert, Laura Bieling, Robert Bailenson, Russell B Brewer II and Stephen Donnarumma.
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How do I buy shares of Assured Guaranty?

Shares of AGO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Assured Guaranty's stock price today?

One share of AGO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.15.

How much money does Assured Guaranty make?

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion and generates $723 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $124 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.10 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Assured Guaranty have?

The company employs 411 workers across the globe.

Does Assured Guaranty have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of Assured Guaranty: Blue Mountain Capital Management.
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How can I contact Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty's mailing address is 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0, HM 08. The official website for the company is www.assuredguaranty.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (441) 279-5700, via email at rtucker@agltd.com, or via fax at 441-279-5701.

This page (NYSE:AGO) was last updated on 9/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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