FY2025 EPS Forecast for Assured Guaranty Raised by Analyst

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Assured Guaranty in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $8.30 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $7.15. The consensus estimate for Assured Guaranty’s current full-year earnings is $7.30 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Assured Guaranty’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.71 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Assured Guaranty from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Assured Guaranty from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Assured Guaranty in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Assured Guaranty from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $101.00.

Assured Guaranty Price Performance

AGO stock opened at $88.03 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $83.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $83.94. Assured Guaranty has a 52-week low of $74.09 and a 52-week high of $96.50. The company has a market capitalization of $4.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.73 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.75.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $1.03. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 44.53% and a return on equity of 7.18%. The business had revenue of $206.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $196.76 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 23.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of Assured Guaranty

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter worth about $68,000. Armistice Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Assured Guaranty in the third quarter worth about $243,000. Verition Fund Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty by 376.7% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 52,325 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,429,000 after purchasing an additional 41,349 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Assured Guaranty by 5.8% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 388,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $32,850,000 after acquiring an additional 21,424 shares during the period. 92.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Assured Guaranty

In related news, major shareholder Guaranty Ltd Assured sold 6,258 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.90, for a total transaction of $105,760.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,282,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $89,282,598.60. This trade represents a 0.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 25,000 shares of Assured Guaranty stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.83, for a total value of $2,095,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,287,803 shares in the company, valued at $107,956,525.49. This trade represents a 1.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 41,929 shares of company stock valued at $2,386,674. 5.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Assured Guaranty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.87%.

Assured Guaranty Company Profile

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.