Q3 EPS Estimate for Assured Guaranty Reduced by Analyst

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital dropped their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for Assured Guaranty in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 18th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.84. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $206.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $196.76 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 44.53% and a return on equity of 7.18%. Assured Guaranty’s revenue for the quarter was down 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.42 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on AGO. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Assured Guaranty in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group upped their target price on Assured Guaranty from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research raised Assured Guaranty from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $94.00.

Assured Guaranty Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:AGO opened at $89.11 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $83.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $83.91. The company has a market cap of $4.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.85 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.75. Assured Guaranty has a one year low of $74.09 and a one year high of $96.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new stake in shares of Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new stake in Assured Guaranty during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. boosted its position in Assured Guaranty by 3,391.7% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 419 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 407 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Assured Guaranty in the 3rd quarter worth $47,000. 92.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Guaranty Ltd Assured sold 6,258 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.90, for a total transaction of $105,760.20. Following the transaction, 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Dominic Frederico sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,287,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $107,956,525.49. The trade was a 1.90% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 41,827 shares of company stock worth $2,385,001 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. Assured Guaranty’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.