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$17.44 0.43 (+2.53%)
2/9/2012 4:00 PM

Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

A holding company that provides, through its operating subsidiaries, credit enhancement products to the public finance, structured finance and mortgage markets.

Current Price $17.44 Mkt Cap $3.21B
Open $17.02 P/E Ratio 23.60
Prev. Close $17.01 Div. (Yield) 0.18 (0.80%)
Daily Range $16.96 - $17.67 Volume 3,504,325
52-Wk Range $9.16 - $18.54 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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Top AGO Bull/Bear Pitches

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sentinelbrit (91.96)
Submitted March 23, 2010

Classic value play: company not very well understood, fears related to municipal insurance overdone, strongest player in its businesses, earnings power undervalued, cheap on P/BV and PER. Potential 2 bagger - and would still be less than book value.

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MrPrognosticator (79.63)
Submitted December 23, 2010

This is a financial insurance company. Oooo scary! It's primary source (85%) of income is similar to PMI but with financial instruments such as Bonds, where they insure against a failure to pay principal and interest when due and similar credit… More

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Member Avatar GMoneyCaps (96.80) Submitted: 12/18/2011 1:02:22 AM : Outperform Start Price: $13.16 AGO Score: +21.63

12/17

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Member Avatar glake1 (66.16) Submitted: 12/6/2011 6:00:29 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.59 AGO Score: +30.96

one of the smartest insurer around

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Member Avatar 1stMartian (24.13) Submitted: 12/6/2011 1:07:06 PM : Outperform Start Price: $12.75 AGO Score: +29.37

Good ROI, increasing cash flow in a tough public debt and real estate economy, and a decent balance sheet. And I am of the opinion that the government will get their act together, on the debt issue, later next year.

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Chiownknee

Chiownknee (88.76) Score: +349.16

"I'd rather be lucky than good." - Lefty Gomez

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
Chiownknee 88.76 3/3/2009 Outperform 5Y $3.20 +445.34% +96.18% +349.16 0 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. staffier 56.23 3/11/2009 Outperform 5Y $3.83 +355.13% +88.70% +266.43 2 Comments
1or5stars 94.42 3/2/2009 Outperform 3M $4.08 +327.67% +89.96% +237.71 0 Comment
feew3339 99.43 2/25/2009 Outperform NS $4.72 +269.39% +79.19% +190.20 0 Comment
ajacoby11 92.35 10/28/2008 Outperform 3Y $7.46 +133.70% +51.62% +82.08 0 Comment
chuckroan 95.28 7/22/2008 Outperform NS $9.26 +88.30% +10.89% +77.41 0 Comment
ballettonew < 20 7/28/2008 Outperform 3W $9.62 +81.36% +12.44% +68.91 0 Comment
PrudentiaLP 75.04 7/29/2008 Outperform 3Y $9.84 +77.23% +12.61% +64.62 0 Comment
Fiskhus 77.98 11/18/2011 Outperform NS $9.98 +74.75% +10.66% +64.09 1 Comment
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. ValueArbitrage 99.00 7/25/2008 Outperform 3Y $10.26 +69.98% +11.00% +58.99 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackSchneider < 20 6/23/2011 Outperform 5Y $15.21 +14.66% +6.45% +8.21 2 Comments
TrackSoleil 95.78 4/20/2010 Outperform NS $22.31 -21.81% +12.28% -34.09 0 Comment
TrackJohnKeeley 77.91 12/31/2009 Outperform 3M $20.87 -38.73% -6.94% -31.80 6/30/2010 @ $12.79 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 12/4/2009 Outperform NS $21.33 -18.23% +21.34% -39.58 0 Comment
TrackKBW < 20 12/2/2009 Outperform NS $21.22 -17.83% +21.64% -39.47 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 8/14/2009 Outperform NS $17.50 +23.18% +17.33% +5.85 4/30/2010 @ $21.55 0 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 1/20/2009 Underperform 3W $7.61 +129.27% +70.97% -58.29 0 Comment
TrackTobinSmith < 20 7/18/2008 Outperform 1Y $17.01 +2.51% +10.87% -8.36 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 6/23/2008 Outperform NS $20.75 -7.14% -22.72% +15.58 8/31/2009 @ $19.27 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 1/25/2008 Outperform NS $23.72 -63.45% -8.18% -55.27 7/22/2008 @ $8.67 0 Comment
TrackJohnRogers 51.94 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $27.01 -56.28% -16.22% -40.06 7/23/2008 @ $11.81 2 Comments
TrackSoros 93.24 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $25.20 -30.78% -7.05% -23.73 1 Comment
TrackSchneider < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $27.06 -2.13% -4.17% +2.05 12/31/2007 @ $26.49 1 Comment
TrackCitigroup 93.11 8/14/2007 Outperform NS $23.23 +0.59% -10.30% +10.88 3/20/2008 @ $23.37 0 Comment
TrackCalyonSec < 20 8/3/2007 Outperform NS $24.18 +0.97% -10.29% +11.26 4/30/2008 @ $24.41 0 Comment
TrackJPMorgan < 20 6/19/2007 Underperform NS $29.36 -37.63% -1.20% +36.43 11/7/2007 @ $18.31 0 Comment

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