Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Increased by Roth Capital (NYSE:AMBC)

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) – Research analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ambac Financial Group in a report released on Tuesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Ambac Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.45 per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on AMBC. Compass Point raised their target price on Ambac Financial Group from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Ambac Financial Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday.

Ambac Financial Group Stock Performance

Ambac Financial Group stock opened at $18.33 on Wednesday. Ambac Financial Group has a fifty-two week low of $11.26 and a fifty-two week high of $18.45. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $15.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of $828.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 122.21 and a beta of 1.30.

Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 6th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.61. Ambac Financial Group had a net margin of 1.48% and a return on equity of 6.99%. The firm had revenue of $103.00 million for the quarter. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.30) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ambac Financial Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AMBC. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its position in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 153.1% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 274,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,314,000 after purchasing an additional 166,239 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Ambac Financial Group by 64.8% in the third quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 408,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,929,000 after acquiring an additional 160,709 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 586.1% in the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 164,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,980,000 after acquiring an additional 140,260 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 20.6% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 427,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,158,000 after acquiring an additional 73,191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 1,133.7% in the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 76,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,255,000 after purchasing an additional 69,963 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.49% of the company’s stock.

About Ambac Financial Group

Ambac Financial Group, Inc operates as a financial services holding company. It operates three businesses: Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance, Insurance Distribution, and Legacy Financial Guarantee (LFG) Insurance. The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance business provides specialty property and casualty program insurance with a focus commercial and personal liability risks.