<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of  Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO - Free Report) by 73.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 27,403 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 75,636 shares during the quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. owned about 0.06% of Assured Guaranty worth $2,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Assured Guaranty</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of  Assured Guaranty by 9.1% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 581,921 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $51,267,000 after purchasing an additional 48,631 shares during the period.  Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in  Assured Guaranty by 6.1% during the 1st quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,781 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period.  State of Wyoming raised its holdings in  Assured Guaranty by 583.3% in the 1st quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 1,517 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $134,000 after acquiring an additional 1,295 shares in the last quarter.  Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of  Assured Guaranty during the 1st quarter valued at $417,000.  Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of  Assured Guaranty by 19.4% during the 1st quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 6,215 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  92.22% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other Assured Guaranty news, major shareholder Guaranty Ltd Assured sold 1,882 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.64, for a total value of $31,316.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 5,281,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at $87,877,703.68. This represents a 0.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 16,929 shares of company stock worth $290,924. Insiders own  5.10% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Assured Guaranty Trading Down 0.1%</h2><p>Shares of Assured Guaranty stock opened at $90.86 on Friday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $87.03 and its 200 day moving average is $84.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 11.27 and a beta of 0.91. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has a 1 year low of $74.09 and a 1 year high of $96.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. </p><p>Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $1.03. The firm had revenue of $207.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $196.76 million. Assured Guaranty had a net margin of 40.65% and a return on equity of 7.09%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.42 earnings per share.  Equities research analysts forecast that  Assured Guaranty Ltd. will post 7.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Assured Guaranty Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Assured Guaranty's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.87%. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;buy (b)&#34; rating on shares of Assured Guaranty in a research note on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Assured Guaranty from a &#34;sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Assured Guaranty from $92.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Assured Guaranty from a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Assured Guaranty from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned  a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $101.00.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Research Report on AGO</b></p><h2>Assured Guaranty Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Assured Guaranty Ltd is a Bermuda-domiciled provider of financial guaranty insurance and reinsurance products serving public finance, infrastructure and structured finance markets. The company's primary business activity is credit enhancement, whereby it guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest on debt obligations issued by municipal and infrastructure entities. By combining rigorous risk assessment with active portfolio management, Assured Guaranty helps issuers access capital at more attractive rates while protecting investors against credit events.  </p><p>In its public finance segment, the company underwrites municipal bond insurance for state and local governments, public-private partnerships and essential infrastructure projects.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Assured Guaranty</li><li>Turn your &#34;dead money&#34; into $306+ monthly (starting this month)</li><li>Washington prepares for war</li><li>Put $1,000 into this stock by Jan 1 [Not NVDA]</li><li>The McDonald's Secret</li><li>33,000% boom from weird new “AI Fuel?”</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUFHTw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUFHTw"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in Assured Guaranty Ltd. by 73.4% in Q3, owning 27,403 shares worth $2.32 million. Other institutional investors adjusted their holdings, with insiders selling shares. Assured Guaranty reported strong Q3 earnings, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock.</p>

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. Has $2.32 Million Holdings in Assured Guaranty Ltd. $AGO