In the latest session, Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) closed at $87.35 down -2.72% from its previous closing price of $89.79. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 921615 shares were traded.
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Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Assured Guaranty Ltd’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Compass Point on November 28, 2022, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $84.
On April 05, 2022, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $56 to $65.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 ’24 when FREDERICO DOMINIC sold 55,000 shares for $92.43 per share. The transaction valued at 5,083,914 led to the insider holds 1,450,824 shares of the business.
BUHL G LAWRENCE sold 2,500 shares of AGO for $178,150 on Dec 15 ’23. The Director now owns 43,507 shares after completing the transaction at $71.26 per share. On Dec 08 ’23, another insider, Donnarumma Stephen, who serves as the Chief Credit Officer of the company, sold 15,000 shares for $69.96 each. As a result, the insider received 1,049,400 and left with 94,774 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AGO now has a Market Capitalization of 4.85B and an Enterprise Value of 6.45B. As of this moment, Assured’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.35.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AGO has reached a high of $96.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $47.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 85.99, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 68.57.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AGO has traded an average of 332.74K shares per day and 546.19k over the past ten days. A total of 56.22M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.24M. Insiders hold about 5.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.18% stake in the company. Shares short for AGO as of Feb 29, 2024 were 862.54k with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 869.37k on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1.56% and a Short% of Float of 2.74%.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AGO is 1.15, from 1.12 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.25%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.38%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.91.
Earnings Estimates
There are 5 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.31 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.49 and a low estimate of $0.98, while EPS last year was $1.12. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.43, with high estimates of $1.57 and low estimates of $1.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.3 and $4.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.75. EPS for the following year is $6.72, with 5 analysts recommending between $7.2 and $5.6.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $189.9M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $198.61M to a low estimate of $181.2M. As of the current estimate, Assured Guaranty Ltd’s year-ago sales were $81M, an estimated increase of 134.40% from the year-ago figure.
Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $801.86M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $873.62M and the low estimate is $730.1M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 3.50% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
