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Assured Guaranty

Assured Guaranty Ltd. provides credit protection products to the United States and international public finance and structured finance markets, and manages assets across collateralized loan obligations as well as opportunity funds and liquid funds that build on its corporate credit, asset-based finance, municipal and healthcare experience. The company is operating in two segments Insurance segment and the Asset Management segment. The majority of the revenue earned by the company from the Insurance segment.

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UBS analyst Brian Meredith maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $87 to $95.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Assured Guaranty, Raises Price Target to $95

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<li>Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods boosted Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) price target from $92 to $105. Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Thomas McJoynt-Griffith maintained an Outperform rating. Assured Guaranty shares closed at $91.02 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AGO/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
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Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Thomas McJoynt-Griffith maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $92 to $105.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Assured Guaranty, Raises Price Target to $105

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Assured Guaranty shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.35 by 6.67 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $202.00 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $201.38 million by 0.31 percent. This is a 112.63 percent increase over sales of $95.00 million the same period last year.

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Assured Guaranty Q3 2024 Adj EPS $1.44 Beats $1.35 Estimate, Sales $202.00M Beat $201.38M Estimate

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Earnings Scheduled For November 11, 2024

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) will release its quarterly earnings report on Monday, 2024-11-11. Here's a brief overview for investors ahead of the announcement.
Analysts anticipate Assured Guaranty to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36.
The announcement from Assured Guaranty is eagerly anticipated, with investors seeking news of surpassing estimates and favorable guidance for the next quarter.
It's worth noting for new investors that guidance can be a key determinant of stock price movements.
<h3>Performance in Previous Earnings</h3>
The company's EPS beat by $0.11 in the last quarter, leading to a 2.37% drop in the share price on the following day.
Here's a look at Assured Guaranty's past performance and the resulting price change:

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<th>Q2 2024</th>
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<th>Q4 2023</th>
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<td>EPS Estimate</td>
<td>1.33</td>
<td>1.32</td>
<td>1.18</td>
<td>1.05</td>
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<td>EPS Actual</td>
<td>1.44</td>
<td>1.96</td>
<td>5.75</td>
<td>3.42</td>
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<td>Price Change %</td>
<td>-2.0%</td>
<td>5.0%</td>
<td>11.0%</td>
<td>2.0%</td>
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<h3>Market Performance of Assured Guaranty's Stock</h3>
Shares of Assured Guaranty were trading at $86.53 as of November 07. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 33.43%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release. 
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/AGO/earnings">To track all earnings releases for Assured Guaranty visit their earnings calendar on our site.</a>
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Insights into Assured Guaranty's Upcoming Earnings

Assured Guaranty (AG)&#x2A; has insured $920 million of senior Special Facilities Revenue Bonds issued by the New York Transportation Development Corporation in connection with the JFK Airport Terminal 6 Redevelopment Project. The insured bonds were issued on November 5 as part of an upsized $1.95 billion offering and included $820 million of Series 2024A (Green Bonds) (AMT) fixed rate, current interest bonds with a maturity in 2054 and approximately $100 million of Series 2024B (AMT) fixed rate convertible capital appreciation bonds with a maturity in 2054.
The bonds were issued to refinance part of JFK Millennium Partners' (JMP) short term 2022A bonds and bank loans that were used to finance its redevelopment project, which will replace former Terminal 6 and 7 with a new world-class, 1.2 million square foot Terminal 6 with sustainable and innovative technology. JMP is a consortium established by Vantage Group, American Triple I, RXR Realty and JetBlue Airways.

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Assured Guaranty Insures $920M Of Bonds As Part Of $1.95B JFK Airport Terminal 6 Redevelopment Project

UBS analyst Brian Meredith maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $84 to $87.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Assured Guaranty, Raises Price Target to $87

UBS analyst Brian Meredith maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $102 to $84.

UBS Maintains Neutral on Assured Guaranty, Lowers Price Target to $84

Assured Guaranty shares are trading lower. The company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results.

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.39 by 3.6 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $202.000 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $194.370 million by 3.93 percent. This is a 43.89 percent decrease over sales of $360.000 million the same period last year.

Assured Guaranty Q2 2024 Adj. EPS $1.44 Beats $1.39 Estimate, Sales $202.000M Beat $194.370M Estimate

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Roth MKM analyst Harry Fong maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Buy and maintains $110 price target.

Roth MKM Maintains Buy on Assured Guaranty, Maintains $110 Price Target

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Assured Guaranty shares are trading higher after Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the stock to Outperform and raised its price target to $92.

Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Thomas McJoynt-Griffith upgrades Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) from Market Perform to Outperform and raises the price target from $87 to $92.

Upgrades

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Upgrades Assured Guaranty to Outperform, Raises Price Target to $92

The effective date of the merger is expected to be August 1, 2024.&nbsp;Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. (AGM) will merge into Assured Guaranty Inc. (AG), which was named Assured Guaranty Corp.
The merger is also expected to strengthen Assured Guaranty&#39;s ability to continue successfully executing its strategies to achieve its business objectives.
AG will continue to be domiciled in Maryland, and the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) will be its primary regulator, as it has been since December 31, 1987.&nbsp; 
In connection with the merger of AGM into AG, the MIA approved a&nbsp;$300 million&nbsp;stock redemption (sometimes described as a &quot;special dividend&quot;) by the combined company, which is expected to be effectuated shortly following the merger.

Assured Guaranty Plans To Combine Its Two US Financial Guaranty Insurers AGM, Effective August 1, 2024

Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods analyst Thomas McJoynt-Griffith maintains Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) with a Market Perform and lowers the price target from $92 to $87.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on Assured Guaranty, Lowers Price Target to $87

Assured Guaranty (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AGO#NYSE">AGO</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.32 by 48.48 percent. This is a 75 percent increase over earnings of $1.12 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $119.000 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $193.270 million by 38.43 percent. This is a 46.91 percent increase over sales of $81.000 million the same period last year.

Earnings Misses

Assured Guaranty Q1 2024 Adj EPS $1.96 Beats $1.32 Estimate, Sales $119.000M Miss $193.270M Estimate

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