Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO)
NYSE:AGO
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AGO Stock Chart & Stats
$84.80
-$0.64(-0.71%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$84.80
-$0.64(-0.71%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$72.76 - $92.40
Previous CloseN/A
Volume41.44K
Average Volume (3M)337.06K
Market Cap
$3.35B
Enterprise Value$4.68B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.34B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.71B
Price to Earnings (P/E)8.4
Beta0.55
Next Earnings
Aug 12, 2026EPS Estimate
1.53Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.5%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)8.57
Shares Outstanding44,282,463
10 Day Avg. Volume453,220
30 Day Avg. Volume337,060
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.19
Price to Book (P/B)0.78
Price to Sales (P/S)5.58
P/FCF Ratio16.97
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.40
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.92
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.20
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.76
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$92.33Price Target Upside8.88% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)7.1
Revenue Forecast (FY)$817.24M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
High ProfitabilitySustained high net margins reflect durable underwriting discipline and investment income mix that supports cash generation. Strong profitability provides a recurring buffer to absorb credit volatility, funds reinvestment and capital returns, and improves resilience over the next several quarters.
Rising New Business ProductionNearly doubled PVP demonstrates materially stronger origination and demand across U.S. public finance, structured and non-U.S. segments. Higher, repeatable production increases premium flow velocity and capital efficiency, supporting sustainable revenue and earnings capacity over the medium term.
Alternative Investments & Asset ManagementA sizable alternative portfolio with attractive IRR and rising asset-management income diversifies revenue away from pure underwriting. Recurring carried interest and higher-yielding allocates enhance long-term net investment income and support ROE even if traditional yields remain pressured.
Bears Say
Weak Revenue MomentumPersistent top-line declines reduce confidence in the sustainability of earnings despite strong margins. If premium volumes remain uneven, underwriting leverage and investment income must compensate, increasing reliance on capital actions and potentially limiting organic growth over the next several quarters.
Credit Loss ConcentrationsLoss development tied to specific stressed credits highlights portfolio concentration and idiosyncratic credit risk. Continued deterioration or longer recovery timelines would pressure reserves and capital, creating recurring headwinds to operating income and underwriting capacity.
Holding-Company Liquidity & Capital NeedsRelatively modest holding-company liquidity and planned capital deployment into annuity reinsurance require careful allocation. Funding growth while maintaining rating and shareholder returns could constrain buybacks/dividends and reduce flexibility to absorb shocks over the medium term.
Assured Guaranty News
AGO FAQ
What was Assured Guaranty Ltd’s price range in the past 12 months?
Assured Guaranty Ltd lowest stock price was $72.76 and its highest was $92.39 in the past 12 months.
What is Assured Guaranty Ltd’s market cap?
Assured Guaranty Ltd’s market cap is $3.35B.
When is Assured Guaranty Ltd’s upcoming earnings report date?
Assured Guaranty Ltd’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 12, 2026 which is in 59 days.
How were Assured Guaranty Ltd’s earnings last quarter?
Assured Guaranty Ltd released its earnings results on May 07, 2026. The company reported $2.5 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.507 by $0.993.
Is Assured Guaranty Ltd overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Assured Guaranty Ltd’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Assured Guaranty Ltd pay dividends?
Assured Guaranty Ltd pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.38 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.5%. See more information on Assured Guaranty Ltd dividends here
What is Assured Guaranty Ltd’s EPS estimate?
Assured Guaranty Ltd’s EPS estimate is 1.53.
How many shares outstanding does Assured Guaranty Ltd have?
Assured Guaranty Ltd has 44,282,463 shares outstanding.
What happened to Assured Guaranty Ltd’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Assured Guaranty Ltd reported an EPS of $2.5 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.507. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -8.953%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Assured Guaranty Ltd?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in AGO
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Assured Guaranty Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$92.33 (8.88% Upside)
$92.33 (8.88% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
AGO Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 59.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $18.0M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
5.41%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
7.38%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
5.84%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Assured Guaranty Ltd
Assured Guaranty Ltd., operating through its various subsidiaries, specializes in offering credit protection solutions across the public finance, infrastructure, and structured finance sectors, serving both domestic U.S. and international clients. Its operations are bifurcated into two primary divisions: Insurance and Asset Management. A core offering is financial guaranty insurance, designed to shield holders of debt instruments and other financial commitments from the risk of missed payments. The firm undertakes the insurance and reinsurance of a diverse range of debt obligations, encompassing bonds originating from U.S. state governmental bodies and notes funding infrastructure developments. Additionally, its portfolio includes insuring and reinsuring numerous U.S. public finance obligations. These comprise general obligation, tax-backed, municipal utility, transportation, healthcare, higher education, infrastructure, housing revenue, investor-owned utility, renewable energy, and other municipal bonds. Furthermore, Assured Guaranty extends its insurance and reinsurance coverage to non-U.S. public finance obligations, which include instruments from regulated utilities, infrastructure finance projects, sovereign and sub-sovereign entities, renewable energy initiatives, pooled infrastructure, and other international public finance ventures. It also covers both U.S. and international structured finance obligations, such as residential mortgage-backed securities, life insurance-related transactions, consumer receivables, pooled corporate debt, various financial products, and other structured finance instruments. Beyond its core offerings, the company provides specialty insurance and reinsurance, specifically covering life insurance and aircraft residual value transactions. Its asset management segment delivers comprehensive investment advisory services, encompassing the oversight of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) as well as various opportunity and liquid strategy funds. The firm directly promotes its financial guaranty insurance products to the issuers and underwriters of public and structured finance securities, alongside investors holding these obligations. Assured Guaranty Ltd. was established in 2003 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda.
AGO Company Deck
AGO Earnings Call
Q1 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
Overall the call presented a predominantly positive operational and strategic outlook: strong new business production (PVP nearly doubled year-over-year), sizable growth in asset management income, attractive long-term alternative investment returns (12% IRR), record per-share valuations, and a robust pipeline of large transactions. Offsetting these positives were lower adjusted operating income versus a year-ago quarter (partly due to a large one-time prior-year litigation benefit), reduced near-term buyback pace, modest economic loss development related to Brightline and PREPA, and some decline in alternative investment income driven by CLO marks. Management framed the buyback slowdown as a deliberate reallocation of capital to growth opportunities (notably annuity reinsurance) while maintaining focus on ROE and rating/regulatory considerations.View all AGO earnings summariesAGO Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$92.33
▲(8.88% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
6.26% Insiders
29.20% Mutual Funds
22.65% Other Institutional Investors
9.84% Public Companies and
Individual Investors