What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Forecast for AGO FY2026 Earnings?

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) – Investment analysts at DOWLING & PARTN raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Assured Guaranty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 14th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst G. Dunn now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $6.67 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.60. The consensus estimate for Assured Guaranty’s current full-year earnings is $6.88 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Assured Guaranty’s FY2027 earnings at $6.25 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on shares of Assured Guaranty from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. Roth Capital cut Assured Guaranty from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $80.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Assured Guaranty from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, UBS Group raised Assured Guaranty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $94.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, May 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Assured Guaranty presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $90.33.

Assured Guaranty Stock Down 0.8%

AGO stock opened at $76.14 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $80.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $81.54. Assured Guaranty has a 52 week low of $72.76 and a 52 week high of $92.39. The company has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.15 and a beta of 0.75.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 37.34% and a return on equity of 7.11%. The business had revenue of $195.00 million during the quarter.

Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Assured Guaranty’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.27%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Guaranty Ltd Assured acquired 209,388 shares of Assured Guaranty stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $24.83 per share, with a total value of $5,199,104.04. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 1,212,106 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,096,591.98. This represents a 20.88% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Lorin Radtke sold 1,047 shares of Assured Guaranty stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.32, for a total transaction of $77,813.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 9,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $691,696.24. The trade was a 10.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 5.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Assured Guaranty

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Assured Guaranty by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,800 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its holdings in Assured Guaranty by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 3,441 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,111 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Assured Guaranty by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 6,030 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the period. Finally, Prelude Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Assured Guaranty by 6.3% in the third quarter. Prelude Capital Management LLC now owns 3,357 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.22% of the company’s stock.

Assured Guaranty Company Profile

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.