Assured Guaranty (AGO) Competitors

The Hartford Insurance Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assured Guaranty has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Hartford Insurance Group had 27 more articles in the media than Assured Guaranty. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for The Hartford Insurance Group and 7 mentions for Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat The Hartford Insurance Group's score of 0.88 indicating that Assured Guaranty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

The Hartford Insurance Group currently has a consensus target price of $149.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.42%. Assured Guaranty has a consensus target price of $91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Assured Guaranty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than The Hartford Insurance Group.

The Hartford Insurance Group pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The Hartford Insurance Group pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assured Guaranty pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Hartford Insurance Group has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Assured Guaranty has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

The Hartford Insurance Group has higher revenue and earnings than Assured Guaranty. The Hartford Insurance Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assured Guaranty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 40.45% compared to The Hartford Insurance Group's net margin of 15.00%. The Hartford Insurance Group's return on equity of 21.66% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.

93.4% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of The Hartford Insurance Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Assured Guaranty has a consensus target price of $91.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Assured Guaranty's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than Loews.

In the previous week, Loews had 6 more articles in the media than Assured Guaranty. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Loews and 7 mentions for Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Loews' score of 1.55 indicating that Assured Guaranty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

58.3% of Loews shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Loews shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Loews has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assured Guaranty has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Loews has higher revenue and earnings than Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loews, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Loews pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Loews pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assured Guaranty pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Assured Guaranty has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Assured Guaranty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 40.45% compared to Loews' net margin of 8.83%. Loews' return on equity of 8.51% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.

Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assured Guaranty has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 40.45% compared to Fidelity National Financial's net margin of 5.10%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 15.49% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.

81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Fidelity National Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Fidelity National Financial currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.39%. Assured Guaranty has a consensus target price of $91.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Assured Guaranty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than Fidelity National Financial.

Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Fidelity National Financial pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Assured Guaranty pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Assured Guaranty has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Fidelity National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Fidelity National Financial had 9 more articles in the media than Assured Guaranty. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fidelity National Financial and 7 mentions for Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Fidelity National Financial's score of 0.80 indicating that Assured Guaranty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

In the previous week, Erie Indemnity had 2 more articles in the media than Assured Guaranty. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Erie Indemnity and 7 mentions for Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Erie Indemnity's score of 0.55 indicating that Assured Guaranty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Assured Guaranty has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Erie Indemnity has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Assured Guaranty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Erie Indemnity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Erie Indemnity has higher revenue and earnings than Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Erie Indemnity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 40.45% compared to Erie Indemnity's net margin of 14.01%. Erie Indemnity's return on equity of 21.09% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.

Assured Guaranty currently has a consensus price target of $91.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.01%. Given Assured Guaranty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than Erie Indemnity.

Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Erie Indemnity pays an annual dividend of $5.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Assured Guaranty pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Erie Indemnity pays out 53.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Assured Guaranty has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Erie Indemnity has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Erie Indemnity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.