Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.31 EPS

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.31, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $214.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $205.70 million. Assured Guaranty had a return on equity of 7.11% and a net margin of 37.34%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.57 earnings per share.

Assured Guaranty Stock Performance

NYSE:AGO traded up $1.77 on Friday, reaching $73.53. 505,972 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 355,128. The firm has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.34 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.71. Assured Guaranty has a 52 week low of $67.24 and a 52 week high of $92.39.

Assured Guaranty Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 18th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Assured Guaranty’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on AGO shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Assured Guaranty from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 9th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. UBS Group set a $91.00 target price on Assured Guaranty in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of Assured Guaranty from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Roth Capital raised shares of Assured Guaranty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $80.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $91.00.

Assured Guaranty News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Assured Guaranty this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter adjusted EPS was $1.94, above estimates ranging from $1.63 to $1.71, while revenue of $214 million topped the $205.7 million consensus. CEO Dominic Frederico also cited strong new-business production during the first nine months of 2026. Zacks Q3 earnings article Company earnings release
• Negative Sentiment: EPS was down from $2.57 in the year-earlier quarter, indicating weaker year-over-year earnings despite the consensus beat. Third-quarter earnings results

About Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) is a Bermuda-based financial services company that provides credit protection products through its operating insurance subsidiaries. The company’s core business is financial guaranty insurance, which generally guarantees the payment of scheduled principal and interest on debt obligations if the issuer or borrower defaults.

Assured Guaranty primarily serves the public finance and infrastructure markets. Its guarantees support municipal bonds and other public-sector debt, as well as obligations related to transportation, utilities, social infrastructure and other essential-service projects.