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Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) stock, explained like you're 5
Assured Guaranty Ltd trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AGO. It is a mid cap company in the property casualty insurers industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 3.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- AGO
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Property Casualty Insurers
- Size
- Mid cap, about 3.1 billion dollars
Is Assured Guaranty Ltd a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Assured Guaranty Ltd is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 3.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Assured Guaranty Ltd makes money
- Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits.
- Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance.
- Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves AGO stock
- Interest rates and the health of the economy.
- How many borrowers fail to repay loans.
- Rules from regulators and market activity.
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Questions about Assured Guaranty Ltd stock
What does Assured Guaranty Ltd do?
Assured Guaranty Ltd trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AGO. It is a mid cap company in the property casualty insurers industry, part of the financial services sector, with a market value of about 3.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Assured Guaranty Ltd?
Assured Guaranty Ltd trades under the ticker AGO on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Assured Guaranty Ltd's market cap?
Assured Guaranty Ltd is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 3.1 billion dollars.
How does Assured Guaranty Ltd make money?
Interest earned on loans minus interest paid on deposits. Fees for payments, advice, trading and insurance. Investment returns on the money they manage.
What moves AGO stock?
Interest rates and the health of the economy. How many borrowers fail to repay loans. Rules from regulators and market activity.
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