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

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The financial services provider reported $1.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.31, FiscalAI reports. The company had revenue of $214.00 million during 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 period last year, the business posted $2.57 earnings per share.

Assured Guaranty Stock Performance

NYSE AGO traded up $1.77 during trading on Friday, hitting $73.53. 505,972 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 355,128. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.40 and a beta of 0.65. Assured Guaranty has a 12-month low of $67.24 and a 12-month high of $92.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50 day moving average of $70.96 and a 200-day moving average of $78.71.

Assured Guaranty Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Assured Guaranty

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AGO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Assured Guaranty from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Assured Guaranty from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on shares of Assured Guaranty from $101.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Roth Capital upgraded Assured Guaranty from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $80.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Finally, UBS Group set a $91.00 price objective on Assured Guaranty in a research note on Monday, September 14th. Three equities 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, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $91.00.

Assured Guaranty Company Profile

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.