Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Assured Guaranty (AGO)

Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 5/18/2026 – Assured Guaranty was upgraded by UBS Group AG from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $94.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/13/2026 – Assured Guaranty was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 5/8/2026 – Assured Guaranty was downgraded by Roth Mkm from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $80.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/2/2026 – Assured Guaranty was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 4/29/2026 – Assured Guaranty was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 4/18/2026 – Assured Guaranty was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Assured Guaranty’s payout ratio is presently 17.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Assured Guaranty news, Director Lorin Radtke sold 1,219 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.14, for a total value of $106,223.66. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 8,297 shares in the company, valued at $723,000.58. The trade was a 12.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Francisco L. Borges sold 123,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.22, for a total value of $9,927,225.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 176,952 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,195,089.44. This trade represents a 41.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 224,969 shares of company stock worth $18,027,948 over the last ninety days. 5.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Assured Guaranty Ltd is a Bermuda-domiciled provider of financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance products serving public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. The company’s primary business activity is credit enhancement, whereby it guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on debt obligations issued by municipal and infrastructure entities. By combining rigorous risk assessment with active portfolio management, Assured Guaranty helps issuers access capital at more attractive rates while protecting investors against credit events.

In its public finance segment, the company underwrites municipal bond insurance for state and local governments, public-private partnerships and essential infrastructure projects.