NYSE:AGO - Assured Guaranty Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Assured Guaranty announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Wednesday, May 30th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 15th. View Assured Guaranty's Dividend History.

Assured Guaranty declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Saturday, November 4th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.66. The financial services provider had revenue of $293 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.87 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 40.53% and a return on equity of 7.97%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 44.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.14 earnings per share. View Assured Guaranty's Earnings History.

Assured Guaranty is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Assured Guaranty.

4 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Assured Guaranty's shares. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $51.00. On average, they expect Assured Guaranty's stock price to reach $48.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Assured Guaranty.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Assured Guaranty in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Assured Guaranty include Old Republic International (ORI), MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), Essent Group (ESNT), NMI (NMIH), Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), MBIA (MBI) and Syncora (SYCRF).

Press coverage about AGO stock has trended somewhat negative on Sunday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Assured Guaranty earned a daily sentiment score of -0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.02 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Assured Guaranty's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.18%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.11%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.11%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (0.04%), TIAA FSB (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.01%). Company insiders that own Assured Guaranty stock include Dominic Frederico and Howard Albert. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Assured Guaranty.

AGO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC and TIAA FSB. Company insiders that have sold Assured Guaranty company stock in the last year include Dominic Frederico and Howard Albert. View Insider Buying and Selling for Assured Guaranty.

AGO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AGO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.51.

Assured Guaranty has a market capitalization of $4.10 billion and generates $1.74 billion in revenue each year. Assured Guaranty employs 310 workers across the globe.

Assured Guaranty's mailing address is 30 WOODBOURNE AVENUE, HAMILTON D0, HM08. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 441-279-5700 or via email at [email protected]