Assured Guaranty (AGO) Competitors $82.04 +0.04 (+0.05%) As of 03:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AGO vs. CNA, ORI, AXS, RLI, FAF, THG, SIGI, WTM, MCY, and HTHShould you be buying Assured Guaranty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assured Guaranty include CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), AXIS Capital (AXS), RLI (RLI), First American Financial (FAF), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), Mercury General (MCY), and Hilltop (HTH). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Assured Guaranty vs. CNA Financial Old Republic International AXIS Capital RLI First American Financial The Hanover Insurance Group Selective Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Mercury General Hilltop Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) and CNA Financial (NYSE:CNA) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor AGO or CNA? In the previous week, Assured Guaranty had 4 more articles in the media than CNA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Assured Guaranty and 5 mentions for CNA Financial. Assured Guaranty's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat CNA Financial's score of 1.14 indicating that Assured Guaranty is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Assured Guaranty 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive CNA Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGO or CNA a better dividend stock? Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CNA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Assured Guaranty pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNA Financial pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility & risk, AGO or CNA? Assured Guaranty has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNA Financial has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AGO or CNA? Assured Guaranty presently has a consensus target price of $103.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.12%. CNA Financial has a consensus target price of $50.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.83%. Given Assured Guaranty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than CNA Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Assured Guaranty 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67CNA Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, AGO or CNA? CNA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Assured Guaranty. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNA Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssured Guaranty$814M5.07$739M$6.8212.11CNA Financial$14.00B0.94$959M$3.5213.82 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGO or CNA? Assured Guaranty received 102 more outperform votes than CNA Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.83% of users gave Assured Guaranty an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave CNA Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAssured GuarantyOutperform Votes39966.83% Underperform Votes19833.17% CNA FinancialOutperform Votes29765.85% Underperform Votes15434.15% Is AGO or CNA more profitable? Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 70.37% compared to CNA Financial's net margin of 6.72%. CNA Financial's return on equity of 12.90% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Assured Guaranty70.37% 11.58% 5.39% CNA Financial 6.72%12.90%1.99% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AGO or CNA? 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of CNA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CNA Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAssured Guaranty beats CNA Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Assured Guaranty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AGO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AGO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAssured GuarantySurety insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.12B$3.01B$10.88B$18.64BDividend Yield1.76%2.55%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio6.425.6321.6131.24Price / Sales5.073.3425.2626.30Price / Cash8.268.2217.6117.54Price / Book0.811.032.604.32Net Income$739M$396.79M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance6.69%4.58%4.02%7.02%1 Month Performance-4.32%-3.59%-3.34%-6.51%1 Year Performance4.77%1.02%535.42%1.68% Assured Guaranty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AGOAssured Guaranty4.5631 of 5 stars$82.04+0.0%$103.33+26.0%+3.1%$4.09B$814M6.37410News CoveragePositive NewsCNACNA Financial3.3367 of 5 stars$45.11-3.9%$50.50+11.9%+11.9%$12.19B$14.00B12.826,500News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeORIOld Republic International4.4722 of 5 stars$35.24-2.9%$43.00+22.0%+28.3%$8.71B$8.23B13.409,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownAXSAXIS Capital4.5955 of 5 stars$87.32-3.8%$100.50+15.1%+53.1%$7.05B$6.02B7.072,080Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑RLIRLI4.2054 of 5 stars$72.38-5.6%$82.80+14.4%+13.4%$6.64B$1.77B19.331,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFAFFirst American Financial4.4801 of 5 stars$58.22-5.5%$74.50+28.0%+6.9%$6.00B$6.12B46.5821,200Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group4.2692 of 5 stars$150.83-4.3%$179.00+18.7%+24.3%$5.42B$6.22B12.904,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSIGISelective Insurance Group3.3943 of 5 stars$82.37-4.6%$95.17+15.5%-13.1%$5.01B$4.86B25.582,520News CoveragePositive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group2.7639 of 5 stars$1,705.54-3.6%N/A+5.1%$4.33B$2.35B18.951,650Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMCYMercury General4.0869 of 5 stars$49.03-2.4%$80.00+63.2%+3.1%$2.72B$5.48B5.804,300High Trading VolumeHTHHilltop4.6142 of 5 stars$28.44-0.5%$34.00+19.5%-3.7%$1.84B$1.12B16.353,820Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNA Competitors ORI Competitors AXS Competitors RLI Competitors FAF Competitors THG Competitors SIGI Competitors WTM Competitors MCY Competitors HTH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AGO) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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