NYSE:AGOAssured Guaranty Stock Price, Forecast & News

$25.93

-1.56 (-5.67 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

Add

Compare

Today's Range

$25.72

Now: $25.93▼

$27.24

50-Day Range

$23.85

MA: $28.35▼

$32.49

52-Week Range

$13.64

Now: $25.93▼

$50.77

Volume1.04 million shs

Average Volume811,840 shs

Market Capitalization$2.25 billion

P/E Ratio8.88

Dividend Yield2.91%

Beta1.33

Assured Guaranty Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides credit protection products to public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments. The company insures various debt obligations, including bonds issued by the United States state or municipal governmental authorities; and notes issued to finance infrastructure projects. It also insures and reinsures various types of the U.S. public finance obligations, such as general obligation, tax-backed, municipal utility, transportation, healthcare, higher education, infrastructure, housing revenue, investor-owned utility, and other public finance bonds; and various types of non-United States public finance obligations comprising infrastructure finance, regulated utilities, pooled infrastructure, and other public finance obligations. In addition, the company insures and reinsures various types of the U.S. and non-U.S. Structured finance obligations, including pooled corporate obligations, residential mortgage-backed securities, insurance securitization obligations, consumer receivables securities, financial products, commercial receivables securities, and other structured finance securities. 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. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

3.5 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Assured Guaranty has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $54.50, Assured Guaranty has a potential upside of 110.2% from its current price of $25.93.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Assured Guaranty has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

2.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Assured Guaranty has received 390 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Assured Guaranty has received 333 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Assured Guaranty has received 53.94% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Assured Guaranty and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AGO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AGO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

2.5 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Assured Guaranty is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Assured Guaranty has been increasing its dividend for 8 years.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Assured Guaranty insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,360,870.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 3.75% of the stock of Assured Guaranty is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
93.61% of the stock of Assured Guaranty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Assured Guaranty is 8.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.88.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Assured Guaranty is 8.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.60.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Assured Guaranty has a P/B Ratio of 0.36. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.92 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Surety insurance

Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNYSE:AGO

Previous Symbol

CUSIPG0585R10

CIK1273813

Webwww.assuredguaranty.com

Phone441-279-5700

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19

Current Ratio0.48

Quick Ratio0.48

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio8.88

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$963 million

Price / Sales2.34

Cash Flow$3.52 per share

Price / Cash Flow7.37

Book Value$72.08 per share

Price / Book0.36

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net Income$402 million

Net Margins33.91%

Return on Equity5.14%

Return on Assets2.46%

Miscellaneous

Employees312

Outstanding Shares86,920,000

Market Cap$2.25 billion

Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

Receive AGO News and Ratings via Email

Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AGO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Assured Guaranty's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Assured Guaranty's stock was trading at $36.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AGO stock has decreased by 28.5% and is now trading at $25.93. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Assured Guaranty?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Assured Guaranty in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Assured Guaranty.

When is Assured Guaranty's next earnings date?

Assured Guaranty is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Assured Guaranty.

How were Assured Guaranty's earnings last quarter?

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.40. The financial services provider earned $190 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.56 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 33.91% and a return on equity of 5.14%. The firm's revenue was down 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. View Assured Guaranty's earnings history.

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

Assured Guaranty declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 19th. View Assured Guaranty's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for AGO?

2 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Assured Guaranty's stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $57.00. On average, they expect Assured Guaranty's share price to reach $54.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 110.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Assured Guaranty.

Has Assured Guaranty been receiving favorable news coverage?

News headlines about AGO stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Assured Guaranty earned a coverage optimism score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutAssured Guaranty.

Are investors shorting Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,530,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the March 31st total of 3,230,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 956,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Currently, 4.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Assured Guaranty's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Assured Guaranty's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Assured Guaranty include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Markel (MKL), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Cna Financial (CNA), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), First American Financial (FAF), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG) and RLI (RLI). View all competitors.

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), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Walmart (WMT), Citigroup (C), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Walt Disney (DIS), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET) and AT&T (T).

Who are Assured Guaranty's key executives?

Assured Guaranty's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Dominic John Frederico, Deputy Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 66)
Mr. Robert Adam Bailenson, CFO & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 53)
Ms. Gon Ling Chow, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 48)
Mr. Russell Brown Brewer II, Chief Surveillance Officer (Age 62)
Mr. Kurt Vandenberg, Chief Information Officer

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 shareholders include Wellington Management Group LLP (7.20%), BlackRock Inc. (5.41%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (5.25%), AQR Capital Management LLC (4.11%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (2.79%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.25%). Company insiders that own Assured Guaranty stock include Andrew T Feldstein, Bruce E Stern, Cary D Baetz, Dominic Frederico, Francisco L Borges, G Lawrence Buhl, Howard Albert, Jim Evans, Laura Bieling, Patrick W Kenny, Robert Bailenson, Russell B Brewer II, Stephen Donnarumma and Thomas W Jones. View institutional ownership trends for Assured Guaranty.

Which institutional investors are selling Assured Guaranty stock?

AGO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, X Square Capital LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., and Ensign Peak Advisors Inc. Company insiders that have sold Assured Guaranty company stock in the last year include Bruce E Stern, Dominic Frederico, Howard Albert, Laura Bieling, Robert Bailenson, and Stephen Donnarumma. View insider buying and selling activity for Assured Guaranty.

Which institutional investors are buying Assured Guaranty stock?

AGO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Samlyn Capital LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, EJF Capital LLC, Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, Russell Investments Group Ltd., APG Asset Management N.V., and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have bought Assured Guaranty stock in the last two years include Andrew T Feldstein, Cary D Baetz, Francisco L Borges, Jim Evans, and Thomas W Jones. View insider buying and selling activity for Assured Guaranty.

How do I buy shares of Assured Guaranty?

Shares of AGO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Assured Guaranty's stock price today?

One share of AGO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.93.

How big of a company is Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion and generates $963 million in revenue each year. Assured Guaranty employs 312 workers across the globe.

What is Assured Guaranty's official website?

The official website for Assured Guaranty is www.assuredguaranty.com.

How can I contact Assured Guaranty?

Assured Guaranty's mailing address is 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0, HM 08. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 441-279-5700 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff