Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) Stock AnalysisAGOAssured Guaranty Ltd

Assured Guaranty Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides credit protection products to the United States and non-United States public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. It also participates in the asset management business through its ownership interest in Sound Point Capital Management, LP and certain of its investment management affiliates and in the annuity reinsurance business through Assured Life Reinsurance Ltd. Its segments include Insurance, Asset Management and Annuity Reinsurance. Through its insurance subsidiaries, the Company applies its credit underwriting judgment, risk management skills and capital markets experience primarily to offer financial guaranty insurance that protects holders of debt instruments and other monetary obligations from defaults in scheduled payments. The Asset management segment serves as an investment advisor to primarily collateralized loan obligations and opportunity funds. It operates in the Financials sector (SURETY INSURANCE industry).

Assured Guaranty Ltd is a good buy right now due to its current price of $75.53, which is trading at a significant discount to its analyst price target of $94 from UBS. Additionally, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 11.534, indicating potential for growth relative to its earnings. The main risk is the recent earnings report showing a 25.9% negative surprise, which may affect investor sentiment in the short term.

4 analysts cover AGO: 4 rate it Buy, 0 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 104.00.