Q1 EPS Estimate for Assured Guaranty Decreased by Analyst

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Assured Guaranty in a report released on Tuesday, November 12th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.47 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Assured Guaranty’s current full-year earnings is $6.30 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Assured Guaranty’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.60 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.25 EPS.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 11th. The financial services provider reported $2.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $1.00. The company had revenue of $269.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $202.57 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 70.37% and a return on equity of 11.58%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 33.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.42 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group upped their price objective on Assured Guaranty from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th.

Assured Guaranty Stock Performance

NYSE AGO opened at $91.54 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $82.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.57. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 7.11 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.85. Assured Guaranty has a fifty-two week low of $65.39 and a fifty-two week high of $96.60.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.35%. Assured Guaranty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.63%.

Insider Transactions at Assured Guaranty

In related news, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 31,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.01, for a total value of $2,480,310.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,380,119 shares in the company, valued at $110,423,321.19. The trade was a 2.20 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Yukiko Omura sold 3,599 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.73, for a total value of $286,948.27. Following the sale, the director now owns 19,285 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,537,593.05. The trade was a 15.73 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Assured Guaranty

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in Assured Guaranty during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new stake in Assured Guaranty during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Assured Guaranty by 66.6% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 493 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Assured Guaranty in the second quarter valued at $46,000. 92.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides credit protection products to public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Insurance and Asset Management. The company offers financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments.