Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:AGO Assured Guaranty (AGO) Stock Forecast, Price & News $53.38 +1.70 (+3.29%) (As of 06/2/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$52.46▼$53.5450-Day Range$47.69▼$54.4452-Week Range$45.21▼$67.13Volume193,857 shsAverage Volume255,740 shsMarket Capitalization$3.17 billionP/E Ratio23.21Dividend Yield2.10%Price Target$84.00 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Assured Guaranty MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingBuy3.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside57.4% Upside$84.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.36% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.38Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth22.83%From $4.60 to $5.65 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.39 out of 5 starsFinance Sector12th out of 874 stocksSurety Insurance Industry1st out of 8 stocks 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAssured 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/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $84.00, Assured Guaranty has a forecasted upside of 57.4% from its current price of $53.38.Amount of Analyst CoverageAssured Guaranty has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.36% of the float of Assured Guaranty has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAssured Guaranty has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Assured Guaranty has recently decreased by 7.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAssured Guaranty pays a meaningful dividend of 2.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAssured Guaranty has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Assured Guaranty is 48.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Assured Guaranty will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.82% next year. This indicates that Assured Guaranty will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.8 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreAssured Guaranty has received a -8.44% net impact score from Upright. On the other hand, these positive outcomes are achieved by using resources or causing negative impacts in categories "Scarce human capital", "GHG emissions", and "Equality & human rights". The negative contribution in the "GHG emissions" impact category seems to be driven mostly by its "Vehicle reinsurance services", "Travelling reinsurance services", and "Credit reinsurance services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Assured Guaranty is -0.38. Previous Next 3.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAssured Guaranty has a news sentiment score of 1.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.Search Interest1 people have searched for AGO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Assured Guaranty insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.82% of the stock of Assured Guaranty is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions90.51% of the stock of Assured Guaranty is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Assured Guaranty are expected to grow by 22.83% in the coming year, from $4.60 to $5.65 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Assured Guaranty is 23.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.05.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Assured Guaranty is 23.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 164.30.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAssured Guaranty has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) StockAssured Guaranty Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of credit protection products to the U.S. and international public finance, and structured finance markets through its subsidiaries. It operates through the following segments: Insurance and Asset Management. The Insurance segment includes the company's domestic and foreign insurance subsidiaries and their wholly-owned subsidiaries that provide credit protection products to the U.S. and international public and structured finance markets. The Asset Management segment consists of the company's Assured Investment Management subsidiaries, which provide asset management services to outside investors as well as to the company's Insurance segment. The company was founded in August 2003 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.Read More Receive AGO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Assured Guaranty and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AGO Stock News HeadlinesMay 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNews Flash: Analysts Just Made A Substantial Upgrade To Their Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) ForecastsMay 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comSound Point Names Gunther Stein Chief Investment Officer for U.S. Performing Credit and CLOsJune 3, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)66,000% upside on tiny biotech?The Wall Street Journal reports that this medical breakthrough is "Transforming Medicine." One analyst calculated that it could be worth $1 Trillion, making the upside potential of this small-cap 66,000% above today's price.May 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Assured Guaranty (AGO) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your PortfolioMay 16, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAssured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) Short Interest Down 7.3% in AprilMay 15, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAssured Guaranty Ltd. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.28 (NYSE:AGO)May 15, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAssured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Rating Increased to Hold at StockNews.comMay 11, 2023 | msn.comAssured Guaranty: Dividend InsightsJune 3, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)66,000% upside on tiny biotech?The Wall Street Journal reports that this medical breakthrough is "Transforming Medicine." One analyst calculated that it could be worth $1 Trillion, making the upside potential of this small-cap 66,000% above today's price.May 10, 2023 | msn.comAssured Guaranty Is A Dollar Trading At 50 CentsMay 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty Ltd. Reports Results for First Quarter 2023May 8, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAssured Guaranty (AGO) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on TuesdayMay 5, 2023 | seekingalpha.comAssured Guaranty declares $0.28 dividendMay 5, 2023 | msn.comAssured Guaranty (AGO) Declares $0.28 DividendMay 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comMetLife (MET) Lags Q1 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesMay 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.28 per Common ShareMay 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty (AGO) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?April 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty Ltd. to Report First Quarter 2023 Financial Results on May 9, 2023April 22, 2023 | thestreet.comAssured Guaranty (AGO) Stock Gains, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Makes Payment DealApril 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) investors are up 3.5% in the past week, but earnings have declined over the last three yearsApril 14, 2023 | msn.comAssured Guaranty (AGO) Could Be a Great ChoiceApril 7, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Lowers Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) to SellApril 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comJPMorgan Subpoenas Staley’s Former Hedge Fund in Epstein DisputeApril 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty Wraps £75 million CPI-Linked Bond Issue for Portsmouth Water LimitedApril 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAssured Guaranty and Sound Point Join Up to Form CLO PowerhouseApril 5, 2023 | technews.tmcnet.comSound Point Capital to Acquire Assured Investment Management, and Receive $1 Billion Investment Commitment From Assured GuarantyApril 5, 2023 | marketwatch.comAssured Guaranty stock climbs on Sound Point Capital Management comboSee More Headlines AGO Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart AGO Company Calendar Last Earnings11/04/2021Ex-Dividend for 3/22 Dividend3/07/2023Dividend Payable3/22/2023Ex-Dividend for 5/31 Dividend5/16/2023Dividend Payable5/31/2023Today6/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)8/02/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Surety insurance Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:AGO CUSIPG0585R10 CIK1273813 Webwww.assuredguaranty.com Phone(441) 279-5700Fax441-279-5701Employees407Year Founded1985Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$84.00 High Stock Price Forecast$84.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$84.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+57.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.30 Trailing P/E Ratio23.20 Forward P/E Ratio11.60 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$124 million Net Margins19.69% Pretax Margin24.79% Return on Equity4.60% Return on Assets1.46% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.31 Current Ratio0.84 Quick Ratio0.84 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$723 million Price / Sales4.38 Cash Flow$4.59 per share Price / Cash Flow11.63 Book Value$91.25 per share Price / Book0.58Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares59,340,000Free Float57,074,000Market Cap$3.17 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.11 Social Links Key ExecutivesDominic John FredericoPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorRobert Adam BailensonChief Financial OfficerKirk EdmundsChief Information OfficerChris GibbonsHead-Information TechnologyDavid A. BuzenChief Investment Officer & Head-Asset ManagementKey CompetitorsOld Republic InternationalNYSE:ORIRadian GroupNYSE:RDNNMINASDAQ:NMIHMGIC InvestmentNYSE:MTGEssent GroupNYSE:ESNTView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBrandywine Global Investment Management LLCBought 5,049 shares on 5/25/2023Ownership: 0.285%Putnam Investments LLCSold 511,154 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 9.153%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Sold 5,512 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 0.487%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bought 61,050 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.245%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 7,045 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.106%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions AGO Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Assured Guaranty stock right now? 2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Assured Guaranty in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" AGO shares. View AGO analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Assured Guaranty's stock price forecast for 2023? 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Assured Guaranty's stock. Their AGO share price forecasts range from $84.00 to $84.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $84.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 57.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AGO or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AGO shares performed in 2023? Assured Guaranty's stock was trading at $62.26 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, AGO stock has decreased by 14.3% and is now trading at $53.36. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Assured Guaranty? Assured Guaranty saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 756,200 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the April 30th total of 819,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 273,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Assured Guaranty's Short Interest. When is Assured Guaranty's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 2nd 2023. View our AGO earnings forecast. How were Assured Guaranty's earnings last quarter? Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 4th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.39. The financial services provider earned $212 million during the quarter. Assured Guaranty had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.60% and a net margin of 19.69%. How often does Assured Guaranty pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Assured Guaranty? Assured Guaranty declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 17th will be given a dividend of $0.28 per share on Wednesday, May 31st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 16th. Read our dividend analysis for AGO. What ETFs hold Assured Guaranty's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD), Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (XSMO), Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF (PVAL), First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (XSVM) and Xtrackers S&P SmallCap 600 ESG ETF (SMLE). 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 2.16%. 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 48.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AGO will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.82% 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 Raytheon Technologies (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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.64%), Putnam Investments LLC (9.15%), Wellington Management Group LLP (9.03%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.40%), State Street Corp (3.57%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.19%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominic Frederico, G Lawrence Buhl, Howard Albert, Laura Bieling, Robert Bailenson, Russell B Brewer II and Stephen Donnarumma. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Assured Guaranty's stock price today? One share of AGO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.36. How much money does Assured Guaranty make? Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion and generates $723 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $124 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.30 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Assured Guaranty have? The company employs 407 workers across the globe. Does Assured Guaranty have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiares of Assured Guaranty: Blue Mountain Capital Management.Read More 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 6/3/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Assured Guaranty Ltd. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. Export data to Excel for your own analysis. Start Your 30-Day Free Trial Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Your Password: or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Choose a Password: Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.