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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)

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A holding company whose subsidiaries provide financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors around the world.

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ABK doesn't currently meet the $100M market cap / $1.50 stock price minimum. (Learn More)

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708 Outperforms
382 Underperforms
 

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116 Outperforms
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Ticker Tags

Micro Cap (4867), Cyclical (3522), Title Insurance (13), Insurance (167), Financials (1308)
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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $0.90
Last Trade Time: 11/20/2009 4:02 PM
Open: $0.97
Previous Close: $1.00
Daily Range: $0.89 - $1.02
52-Week Range: $0.35 - $2.09
Volume: 17,863,253
Market Cap: $258.83M
P/E Ratio: 3.71
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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)

Avatar albecker123 (< 20) Submitted: 5/11/09 1:39 PM

Over shorted, last squeeze got us to the $7.00 range.

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Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)

Avatar TSIF (98.47) Submitted: 11/04/09 2:14 PM

Ambac Financial Groups share price pop today at least 2 of the 3 of the following three things.

1. Proof that the average investor can't read earnings reports. The $2.19 Billion in quarterly "Profit" was due to "a big accounting boost"...(ie. paper magic). "bond insurer r...More

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 (ABK)

Avatar TSIF (98.47) Submitted: 11/04/09 2:14 PM : Underperform Start Price: $1.55 ABK Score: 45.28

Ambac Financial Groups share price pop today at least 2 of the 3 of the following three things.

1. Proof that the average investor can't read earnings reports. The $2.19 Billion in quarterly "Profit" was due to "a big accounting boost"...(ie. paper magic). "bond insurer reported $2.87 billion in net unrealized gains on credit derivative contracts during the latest quarter". Math, $2.19B profit, minus $2.87B paper magic = NEG 680 Million. "Ambac also said it paid $315.1 million in claims during the latest period, up from $182.4 million in the same period last year. Those claims were mainly from guarantees it sold on residential mortgage-backed securities." AND RISING... " Ambac said it expects to pay at least $2.5 billion in claims through the end of 2010". I like the term "at least".

2. Proof that the average investor never learns, (i.e. CIT's BK this week).

3. Proof that I suffer from red thumb syndrome and Mr. Market, rational or not will crush me.

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 (ABK)

Avatar cbwang888 (29.72) Submitted: 11/04/09 12:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.52 ABK Score: -44.09

Let's go for risky asset

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Avatar Binyamina (45.75) Submitted: 10/02/09 7:50 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1.56 ABK Score: -48.65

nice to have
cheap
tarp money will cone , dont worry

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Avatar DomingoMingo (< 20) Submitted: 9/06/09 12:58 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1.71 ABK Score: -54.11

this giant still asleep. Wait till they start posting earnings, everyother institution will jump in.

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Avatar RomanTheMando (< 20) Submitted: 9/04/09 5:52 AM : Outperform Start Price: $1.61 ABK Score: -53.12

Big company has sometimes big problems but once u solve them, then you are even stronger and bigger comp.I got time..

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