AGO Assured Guaranty Ltd

Exchange Traded Concepts LLC has significantly reduced its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. by selling 71.6% of its shares, now holding 9,824 shares valued at $832,000. Despite a revenue decline, Assured Guaranty beat earnings expectations, and analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating with a $101 price target. Institutional ownership of AGO stock remains high at 92.22%, with notable adjustments from firms like River Road Asset Management LLC and Norges Bank.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. recently reduced its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) by 73.4%, selling 75,636 shares and retaining 27,403 shares valued at approximately $2.32 million. Despite this, institutional investors collectively own 92.22% of the stock. Assured Guaranty has demonstrated strong financial performance, beating quarterly earnings expectations with an EPS of $2.57 and maintaining a "Moderate Buy" consensus analyst rating with a $101 average price target.

Assured Guaranty (AGO) announced first-quarter earnings of $3.18 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.15, despite revenues missing expectations. This marks an earnings surprise of 0.95% for the quarter. The company's stock currently holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), suggesting it is expected to perform in line with the market.

Squarepoint Ops LLC has significantly increased its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. by acquiring an additional 16,342 shares, bringing its total holdings to 30,956 shares valued at approximately $2.70 million. This move, along with other institutional investor activity, highlights growing interest in Assured Guaranty, which recently reported strong quarterly earnings and maintains a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating from analysts. The company also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share and has a robust market capitalization.

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Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s short interest as a percentage of float has increased by 12.28% since its last report, now standing at 1.29 million shares sold short, or 5.21% of available shares. This rise indicates a more bearish market sentiment among investors. Despite the increase, Assured Guaranty Ltd. has less short interest (5.93%) than the average of its peers.