Assured Guaranty Company Profile (NYSE:AGO)

About Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a holding company. The Company provides, through its subsidiaries, credit protection products to the United States and international public finance, including infrastructure, and structured finance markets. It conducts its financial guaranty business on a direct basis through the companies, including Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM), Municipal Assurance Corp. (MAC), Assured Guaranty Corp. (AGC), Assured Guaranty (Europe) Ltd. (AGE) and Assured Guaranty Re Ltd. (AG Re). AGM provides financial guaranty insurance on debt obligations issued in the United States public finance and global infrastructure markets. MAC offers insurance and reinsurance on bonds issued by United States or municipal Governmental authorities. AGC provides insurance and reinsurance on debt obligations in the global structured finance market and offers guarantees on obligations. AGE offers financial guarantees in both the international public finance and structured finance.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Surety & Title Insurance
Sub-Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: AGO
CUSIP: G0585R10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $27.28
50 Day Moving Average: $27.45
200 Day Moving Average: $26.25
52-Week Range: $21.79 - $29.62
Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.85
P/E Growth: 2.91
Market Cap: $3.49B
Outstanding Shares: 132,063,000
Beta: 1.92

Profitability:

Net Margins: 42.77%
Return on Equity: 8.80%
Return on Assets: 3.67%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21%
Current Ratio: 0.40%
Quick Ratio: 0.40%

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Consensus Ratings for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$36.00 (36.11% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/1/2016	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$35.00
5/26/2016	MKM Partners	Set Price Target	Buy	$40.00
1/3/2016	Macquarie	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/14/2015	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$32.00 -> $35.00

(Data available from 9/27/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/3/2016
8/4/2016	Q216	$0.54	$1.03	$273.70 million	$372.00 million	View	N/A
5/4/2016	Q116	$0.64	$0.43	$274.55 million	$245.00 million	View	N/A
2/25/2016	Q415	$0.70	$0.83	$160.27 million	$775.00 million	View	Listen
11/5/2015	Q315	$0.65	$1.12	$143.90 million	$369.00 million	View	N/A
8/6/2015	Q215	$0.63	$1.83	$140.43 million	$695.00 million	View	N/A
5/7/2015	Q115	$0.58	$0.89	$135.00 million	$142.00 million	View	N/A
2/25/2015	Q414	$0.62	$0.50	$144.37 million		View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	$0.59	$1.05	$144.60 million	$274.00 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q214	$0.35	$0.56	$203.50 million	$260.00 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	Q114	$0.61	$0.72	$167.60 million	$297.00 million	View	N/A
2/26/2014	Q413	$0.66	$0.73	$172.23 million		View	N/A
11/11/2013	Q313	$0.63	$0.64	$190.30 million	$297.00 million	View	N/A
8/8/2013	Q2 2013	$0.63	$0.52	$202.20 million	$178.00 million	View	N/A
5/9/2013	Q1 2013	$0.69	$1.34	$213.80 million	$248.00 million	View	N/A
2/27/2013	Q4 2012	$0.70	$0.95	$198.33 million	$229.00 million	View	N/A
11/8/2012		$0.73	$0.85	$315.32 million		View	N/A
8/9/2012		$0.61	$0.61			View	N/A
2/28/2012		$0.67	$0.95			View	N/A
11/14/2011		$0.36	$4.13			View	N/A
8/8/2011		$0.85	$0.73			View	N/A
5/9/2011		$0.86	$1.33			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q4 2016	1	$0.60	$0.60	$0.60

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Annual Dividend:	$0.52
Dividend Yield:	1.97%
Dividend Growth:	10.10% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	9.58% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Track Record:	4 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2016	quarterly	$0.13	1.91%	8/15/2016	8/17/2016	8/31/2016
5/4/2016	Quarterly	$0.13	1.98%	5/16/2016	5/18/2016	6/1/2016
2/29/2016	quarterly	$0.13	2.1%	3/7/2016	3/9/2016	3/23/2016
11/5/2015	quarterly	$0.12	1.68%	11/16/2015	11/18/2015	12/2/2015
8/6/2015	quarterly	$0.12	1.89%	8/17/2015	8/19/2015	9/2/2015
5/6/2015	quarterly	$0.12	1.86%	5/18/2015	5/20/2015	6/3/2015
2/5/2015	quarterly	$0.12	1.89%	2/13/2015	2/18/2015	3/4/2015
11/5/2014	quarterly	$0.11	1.88%	11/17/2014	11/19/2014	12/3/2014
8/6/2014	quarterly	$0.11	1.99%	8/18/2014	8/20/2014	9/3/2014
5/7/2014	quarterly	$0.11	1.83%	5/19/2014	5/21/2014	6/4/2014
2/5/2014	quarterly	$0.11	2.01%	2/14/2014	2/19/2014	3/5/2014
11/7/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.93%	11/19/2013	11/21/2013	12/5/2013
8/7/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.83%	8/19/2013	8/21/2013	9/4/2013
5/8/2013	quarterly	$0.10	1.69%	5/20/2013	5/22/2013	6/5/2013
2/7/2013	quarterly	$0.10	2.11%	2/19/2013	2/21/2013	3/7/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 96.63%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
5/13/2016	Dominic Frederico	CEO	Buy	13,000	$25.10	$326,300.00
11/17/2014	Howard Albert	Insider	Sell	15,000	$24.88	$373,200.00
3/19/2014	Wilbur Ross, Jr.	Director	Sell	4,000,000	$25.43	$101,720,000.00
5/31/2013	Ross Group L.P. Wl	Major Shareholder	Sell	4,992,882	$21.94	$109,543,831.08
5/31/2013	Wilbur L Ross Jr	Director	Sell	5,000,000	$21.94	$109,700,000.00
5/15/2013	Neil Baron	Director	Sell	3,000	$24.41	$73,230.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO)

Date	Headline
	ASSURED GUARANTY LTD Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhi (NYSE:AGO) biz.yahoo.com - September 23 at 8:11 AM
	Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns AA with Stable Outlook to Assured Guaranty Corp. - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:AGO) www.businesswire.com - September 22 at 3:21 PM
	Notable Wednesday Option Activity: AGO, PNRA, GM (NYSE:AGO) www.stockoptionschannel.com - September 21 at 4:18 PM
	Assured Guaranty : Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns AA with Stable Outlook to Assured Guaranty Corp. (NYSE:AGO) www.4-traders.com - September 21 at 10:23 AM
	Kroll Bond Rating Agency Assigns AA with Stable Outlook to Assured Guaranty Corp. (NYSE:AGO) www.publicnow.com - September 21 at 10:23 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : AGO-US : September 20, 2016 (NYSE:AGO) www.capitalcube.com - September 20 at 9:09 AM
	Assured Guaranty Limited (NYSE:AGO) Shorts Decreased by 3.89% After Short Covering - Frisco Fastball (NYSE:AGO) friscofastball.com - September 13 at 3:22 PM
	ASSURED GUARANTY LTD Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure (NYSE:AGO) biz.yahoo.com - September 13 at 8:09 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) Near to Lift Curtain on September 2016 Earnings - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:AGO) voiceregistrar.com - September 9 at 8:11 AM
	What's behind Assured Guaranty puts (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - September 8 at 11:43 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO): What is the Sell-side Making of this Stock? - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 6 at 3:21 PM
	Insiders Are Buying - Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) - Finance Daily (NYSE:AGO) www.fidaily.com - September 2 at 3:24 PM
	Can Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) Go Higher? Analyst Update - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 11:50 AM
	Top Earnings to Watch for: Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:AGO) voiceregistrar.com - August 27 at 8:09 AM
	Crowd & Analyst Ratings Update on Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO)? - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 24 at 3:22 PM
	Crowd & Analyst Ratings Update on Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO)? - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 24 at 3:22 PM
	Stock Trading Above Moving Averages: Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 22 at 8:33 PM
	Mortgage Insurers Catch the Eye of EJF Capital (NYSE:AGO) realmoney.thestreet.com - August 19 at 4:01 PM
	Wall Street Price Targets on Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) - Post News (NYSE:AGO) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 16 at 11:58 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 15, 2016 - Nasdaq (NYSE:AGO) www.nasdaq.com - August 12 at 3:32 PM
	ASSURED GUARANTY LTD Financials (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - August 12 at 3:32 PM
	PORTLAND (CITY OF) OR SEWER ENTERPRISE -- Moody's assigns Aa2 and Aa3 Portland, OR's first and second lien sewer revenue bonds; outlook positive (NYSE:AGO) www.moodys.com - August 11 at 9:14 PM
	This Stock Has A 1.88% Yield, Sells For Less Than Book, and Insiders Have Been Buying (NYSE:AGO) www.forbes.com - August 10 at 5:01 PM
	Moody's Affirms Ratings for Assured Guaranty and Subsidiaries - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:AGO) www.businesswire.com - August 8 at 8:50 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. -- Moody's affirms Assured Guaranty's ratings; AGC's outlook changed to stable (NYSE:AGO) www.moodys.com - August 8 at 8:50 PM
	Moody’s Affirms Ratings for Assured Guaranty and Subsidiaries (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 8:50 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. :AGO-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 8, 2016 (NYSE:AGO) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 3:24 PM
	Assured Guaranty's (AGO) CEO Dominic Frederico on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (NYSE:AGO) seekingalpha.com - August 6 at 11:07 AM
	Edited Transcript of AGO earnings conference call or presentation 4-Aug-16 12:00pm GMT (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:05 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2016 - Yahoo Finance (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 11:53 AM
	ASSURED GUARANTY LTD Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NYSE:AGO) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 11:53 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2016 ... - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:AGO) www.businesswire.com - August 3 at 9:01 PM
	Assured Guaranty posts 2Q profit (NYSE:AGO) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 9:00 PM
	Q2 2016 Assured Guaranty Ltd Earnings Release - After Market Close (NYSE:AGO) biz.yahoo.com - August 3 at 11:57 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Common Share (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 11:57 AM
	S&P Affirms Assured Guaranty’s AA Financial Strength Ratings with Stable Outlook (NYSE:AGO) www.publicnow.com - July 29 at 11:38 AM
	Assured Guaranty (AGO) Names New Alternative Investments Group Senior Managing Director - StreetInsider.com (NYSE:AGO) www.streetinsider.com - July 26 at 12:47 PM
	Assured Guaranty : David A. Buzen Joins Assured Guaranty to Establish Alternative Investments Group (NYSE:AGO) www.4-traders.com - July 25 at 9:19 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd.: David A. Buzen Joins Assured Guaranty to Establish Alternative Investments Group (NYSE:AGO) www.twst.com - July 25 at 9:19 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd.: David A. Buzen Joins Assured Guaranty to Establish Alternative Investments Group - The Wall Street Transcript (NYSE:AGO) www.twst.com - July 25 at 3:47 PM
	David A. Buzen Joins Assured Guaranty to Establish Alternative Investments Group (NYSE:AGO) www.publicnow.com - July 25 at 11:27 AM
	Tegean Capital Management LLC Decreased Stake in Assured Guaranty LTD (NYSE:AGO) by $8.75 Million as Shares ... - Consumer Eagle (NYSE:AGO) www.consumereagle.com - July 22 at 3:21 PM
	BRIEF-Assured Guaranty files motion to lift stay and challenge the Commonwealth's Executive Orders Diverting PRHTA ... - Reuters (NYSE:AGO) www.reuters.com - July 22 at 11:35 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) Fundamental Star Rating Report - CML News (NYSE:AGO) news.cmlviz.com - July 22 at 11:35 AM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. to Report Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results on August 3, 2016 - Business Wire (press release) (NYSE:AGO) www.businesswire.com - July 22 at 11:35 AM
	BRIEF-Assured Guaranty files motion to lift stay and challenge the Commonwealth's Executive Orders Diverting PRHTA Pledged Toll Revenues (NYSE:AGO) feeds.reuters.com - July 21 at 9:36 PM
	Assured Guaranty Files Motion to Lift Stay and Challenge the Commonwealth’s Executive Orders Diverting PRHTA Pledged Toll Revenues Not Subject to Clawback (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 8:50 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. to Report Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results on August 3, 2016 (NYSE:AGO) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 4:20 PM
	Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO): Sell-Side Ratings and Company Earnings Glance - Engelwood Daily (NYSE:AGO) www.engelwooddaily.com - July 21 at 3:24 PM
	Earnings Focus and Crowd Sourced Sentiment Review for Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) - TGP (NYSE:AGO) telanaganapress.com - July 20 at 4:27 PM