Roth Capital Lowers Earnings Estimates for Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Assured Guaranty in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 estimate 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.

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

Assured Guaranty Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of NYSE:AGO opened at $88.95 on Wednesday. Assured Guaranty has a 52-week low of $65.39 and a 52-week high of $96.60. The stock has a market cap of $4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.91 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $82.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.57.

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

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. Assured Guaranty’s payout ratio is currently 9.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Assured Guaranty

In other Assured Guaranty news, Director Yukiko Omura sold 3,599 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 19,285 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,537,593.05. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 31,000 shares of Assured Guaranty stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.01, for a total value of $2,480,310.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,380,119 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $110,423,321.19. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Yukiko Omura sold 3,599 shares of Assured Guaranty stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.73, for a total value of $286,948.27. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 19,285 shares in the company, valued at $1,537,593.05. This represents a 0.00 % 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 Trading of Assured Guaranty

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Assured Guaranty during the third quarter worth $31,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. acquired a new position in Assured Guaranty during the first quarter worth $35,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake 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. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Assured Guaranty by 183.8% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 596 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the second quarter valued at $46,000. 92.22% of the stock is 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.