Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) delivered operating net income of 73 cents per share in the fourth-quarter of 2013, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents by 10.6%. However, earnings slid 23.2% from the prior-year quarter number. The year-over-year decline was largely attributable to lower revenues. However, lower U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) loss expense limited the downside in the bottom line. Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) stock closed at $24.14 in last trading session, and 52 week range of $17.80 – $24.81. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 4.87%.
Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF) had its target price boosted by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $31.00 to $37.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE:FNF) shares closed at $33.09 on last trade day, by gaining 0.70%. Stock 52 week range is $21.99 – $33.80. Company’s market capitalization is $7.60 billion.
Zacks upgraded shares of Old Republic International Corp. (NYSE:ORI) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, American Banking News reports. The firm currently has $18.60 price target on the stock. Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI) stock advanced 0.40% and finished the last session at $15.59. The EPS of the stock remained 1.54. Company’s market capitalization is $4.05 billion.
OneBeacon Insurance Group (NYSE:OB) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of 0.21 per share on Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE:OB) stock opened at $16.44 in last trading session and closed at $16.50. The 52 week range of the stock is $12.86 – $16.50 and the day range was $16.43 – $16.50.