Assured Guaranty Ltd [AGO] stock prices are up 10.93% to $95.00 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The AGO shares have gain 11.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 27, February 2024, Assured Guaranty Ltd. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter 2023 and Full Year 2023. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Fourth Quarter 2023.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Assured Guaranty Ltd [NYSE: AGO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 28, 2022, when Compass Point initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $84. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 05, 2022, and elevated its price target to $65. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. MKM Partners reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $40 on November 16, 2015. UBS reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on November 10, 2015, and upped its price target to $33. In a note dated July 07, 2014, UBS reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $31 to $28.
The stock price of Assured Guaranty Ltd [AGO] has been fluctuating between $45.21 and $85.82 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $84 within the next 12 months. Assured Guaranty Ltd [NYSE: AGO] shares were valued at $95.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.58% based on the average AGO price forecast.
Analyzing the AGO fundamentals
The Assured Guaranty Ltd [NYSE:AGO] reported sales of 871.00M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 19.02%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.74% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.46%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.42%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.35%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.32.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 89.13 points at the first support level, and at 83.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 98.73, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 102.47.
Assured Guaranty Ltd [AGO] reported earnings per share of $3.42 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 9/29/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.05/share, meaning a difference of $2.37 and a surprise factor of 225.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 6/29/2023 were $0.6 per share as compared to estimates of $1.04 per share, a difference of -$0.44 representing a surprise of -42.30%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Assured Guaranty Ltd [NYSE:AGO]’s Current Ratio is 9.37. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.25, the price to book ratio is 0.93 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.60.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BUHL G LAWRENCE, Director, that happened on Dec 15 when 2500.0 shares were sold. Chief Credit Officer, Donnarumma Stephen completed a deal on Dec 08 to sell 15000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President/CEO/Deputy Chairman FREDERICO DOMINIC sold 9516.0 shares on Dec 06.
