The stock price of Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) has jumped by 0.63 compared to previous close of 82.75. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.10% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-28 that Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 28, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Robert Tucker – Senior MD, IR and Corporate Communications Dominic Frederico – President and CEO Rob Bailenson – COO Ben Rosenblum – CFO Conference Call Participants Marissa Lobo – UBS Jordan Hymowitz – Philadelphia Financial Tommy McJoynt – KBW Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Assured Guaranty Limited Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) Right Now?
Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.21x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.82. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AGO is 46.82M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.21% of that float. On April 18, 2025, the average trading volume of AGO was 339.99K shares.
AGO’s Market Performance
AGO stock saw a decrease of 4.10% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -3.99% and a quarterly a decrease of -9.07%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.01%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.20% for Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.86% for AGO’s stock, with a simple moving average of -2.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AGO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AGO stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for AGO by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for AGO in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $92 based on the research report published on July 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AGO reach a price target of $92, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for AGO stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on April 01st, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to AGO, setting the target price at $84 in the report published on November 28th of the previous year.
AGO Trading at -4.14% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AGO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.01%, as shares sank -4.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AGO rose by +4.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $84.00. In addition, Assured Guaranty Ltd saw -7.49% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AGO starting from FREDERICO DOMINIC, who sale 34,000 shares at the price of $88.33 back on Dec 10 ’24. After this action, FREDERICO DOMINIC now owns 1,327,969 shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd, valued at $3,003,220 using the latest closing price.
FREDERICO DOMINIC, the Officer of Assured Guaranty Ltd, proposed sale 34,000 shares at $88.24 during a trade that took place back on Dec 10 ’24, which means that FREDERICO DOMINIC is holding shares at $3,000,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AGO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.39 for the present operating margin
- 0.86 for the gross margin
The net margin for Assured Guaranty Ltd stands at 0.45. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.71, with 3.08 for asset returns.
Based on Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.56.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.85. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.07. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 12.71.
Conclusion
To sum up, Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
