Assured Guaranty (AGO) News Today

Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its position in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 809.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 47,891 shares of the financial services pr

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,212,299 shares of the financial services provider

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 902,300 shares, a growth of 19.4% from the August 15th total of 755,700 shares. Approximately 1.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 398,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

Rhumbline Advisers lessened its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 6.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 132,197 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 9,444 shares durin

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 50,019 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $3,859

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Shares Gap Down on Insider Selling

Bank of New York Mellon Corp decreased its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 3.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 442,772 shares of the financial services provider's stock after

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 923,462 shares of the financial

StockNews.com lowered Assured Guaranty from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday.

Raymond James & Associates lowered its stake in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 5.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 132,553 shares of the financial services provider's stock a

LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 3.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 292,867 shares of the financial services provider's stock after a

TCW Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 18,001 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valu

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 769,600 shares, a decline of 11.1% from the July 15th total of 866,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 411,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's stock are short sold.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) Sees Strong Trading Volume

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 63.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 52,674 shares of the financial services provider's stock after purchasing an

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital cut their FY2024 earnings estimates for shares of Assured Guaranty in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 8th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the financial services provider will post

UBS Group dropped their price target on Assured Guaranty from $102.00 to $84.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q3 2024 earnings estimates for shares of Assured Guaranty in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 8th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the financial serv

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $1.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.47 by ($0.03). Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 57.45% and a return on equity of 12.48%. The company had revenue of $202.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $193.05 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.60 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 43.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 21st will be given a dividend of 0.31 per share by the financial services provider on Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 21st.

Boston Partners lowered its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 2.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 655,948 shares of the financial services provider's stoc

Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 42.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 24,136 shares of the financial services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 7,22

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 0.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,572,904 shares of the financial services pr

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd purchased a new position in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 9,868 shares of the financial services provider

Clearbridge Investments LLC lessened its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 22.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 194,942 shares of the financial services provider's

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 63.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 124,404 shares of the financial services provider's stock af