Assured Guaranty (AGO) Competitors $88.60 -0.31 (-0.35%) (As of 11:47 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AGO vs. FNF, CNA, ORI, RLI, AXS, FAF, SIGI, THG, WTM, and MCYShould you be buying Assured Guaranty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Assured Guaranty include Fidelity National Financial (FNF), CNA Financial (CNA), Old Republic International (ORI), RLI (RLI), AXIS Capital (AXS), First American Financial (FAF), Selective Insurance Group (SIGI), The Hanover Insurance Group (THG), White Mountains Insurance Group (WTM), and Mercury General (MCY). These companies are all part of the "property & casualty insurance" industry. Assured Guaranty vs. Fidelity National Financial CNA Financial Old Republic International RLI AXIS Capital First American Financial Selective Insurance Group The Hanover Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group Mercury General Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) and Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AGO or FNF? 92.2% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Assured Guaranty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Fidelity National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, AGO or FNF? Assured Guaranty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fidelity National Financial. Assured Guaranty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity National Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAssured Guaranty$921M4.91$739M$12.876.91Fidelity National Financial$13.20B1.21$517M$2.7521.22 Do analysts prefer AGO or FNF? Assured Guaranty currently has a consensus target price of $103.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Fidelity National Financial has a consensus target price of $63.80, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Given Assured Guaranty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Assured Guaranty is more favorable than Fidelity National 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) 2.67Fidelity National Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more risk & volatility, AGO or FNF? Assured Guaranty has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity National Financial has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AGO or FNF? In the previous week, Assured Guaranty and Assured Guaranty both had 6 articles in the media. Fidelity National Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Assured Guaranty's score of 1.15 indicating that Fidelity National Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Assured Guaranty 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fidelity National Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGO or FNF more profitable? Assured Guaranty has a net margin of 70.37% compared to Fidelity National Financial's net margin of 5.57%. Fidelity National Financial's return on equity of 13.72% beat Assured Guaranty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Assured Guaranty70.37% 11.58% 5.39% Fidelity National Financial 5.57%13.72%1.27% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGO or FNF? Fidelity National Financial received 18 more outperform votes than Assured Guaranty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.83% of users gave Assured Guaranty an outperform vote while only 64.15% of users gave Fidelity National Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAssured GuarantyOutperform Votes39966.83% Underperform Votes19833.17% Fidelity National FinancialOutperform Votes41764.15% Underperform Votes23335.85% Is AGO or FNF a better dividend stock? Assured Guaranty pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Fidelity National Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Assured Guaranty pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity National Financial pays out 72.7% 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. Fidelity National Financial has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Fidelity National Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAssured Guaranty beats Fidelity National Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$4.53B$3.85B$10.49B$19.67BDividend Yield1.37%2.26%10.34%3.51%P/E Ratio6.915.5248.9943.74Price / Sales4.913.803,155.9417.60Price / Cash8.308.7830.5621.73Price / Book0.871.072.765.46Net Income$739M$354.96M$1.02B$987.68M7 Day Performance-1.40%-1.14%-1.39%-2.33%1 Month Performance-3.29%-1.22%-0.09%0.63%1 Year Performance23.47%12.64%16.27%16.39% Assured Guaranty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AGOAssured Guaranty4.2913 of 5 stars$88.52-0.4%$103.33+16.7%+23.8%$4.51B$921M6.88410Short Interest ↑Positive NewsFNFFidelity National Financial4.7233 of 5 stars$60.22+0.4%$63.80+5.9%+20.1%$16.48B$13.20B21.801,200Positive NewsCNACNA Financial3.8986 of 5 stars$48.81-0.1%$51.50+5.5%+17.4%$13.22B$13.83B10.186,300Positive NewsORIOld Republic International4.288 of 5 stars$37.71+2.5%$37.00-1.9%+25.8%$9.56B$7.26B12.909,200Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Positive NewsRLIRLI4.4729 of 5 stars$170.39-0.2%$177.40+4.1%+31.9%$7.81B$1.78B18.761,099Positive NewsAXSAXIS Capital4.841 of 5 stars$91.95+0.2%$98.71+7.4%+70.7%$7.69B$5.85B12.732,048FAFFirst American Financial4.4891 of 5 stars$66.20+0.9%$74.50+12.5%+1.2%$6.82B$5.87B73.7419,210SIGISelective Insurance Group4.2573 of 5 stars$97.65+1.0%$102.14+4.6%-4.8%$5.94B$4.23B26.072,650Analyst RevisionPositive NewsTHGThe Hanover Insurance Group4.8432 of 5 stars$155.42+0.8%$173.29+11.5%+24.1%$5.60B$6.16B15.404,800Positive NewsWTMWhite Mountains Insurance Group3.2172 of 5 stars$1,919.65-1.8%N/A+34.5%$4.93B$2.17B7.741,650Positive NewsMCYMercury General4.0963 of 5 stars$73.60+0.6%N/A+88.6%$4.08B$4.63B7.254,100Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FNF Competitors CNA Competitors ORI Competitors RLI Competitors AXS Competitors FAF Competitors SIGI Competitors THG Competitors WTM Competitors MCY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AGO) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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