Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO) vs Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (OSG)
- Assured Guaranty Ltd. AGO 70.95 +1.56%
- Octave Specialty Group, Inc. OSG 4.66 +1.30%
Assured Guaranty Ltd. and Octave Specialty Group, Inc. are both Insurance Specialty companies. Assured Guaranty Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $3.1B against $207.2M — 14.8× the size. Octave Specialty Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Assured Guaranty Ltd. trades at 9.5×. Octave Specialty Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 26.8% against −10.6%. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has the higher net margin (37.3% vs −51.1%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.91% vs −1.66%). Only Assured Guaranty Ltd. pays a dividend (2.09%). Across the 19 metrics below, Assured Guaranty Ltd. leads on 12 and Octave Specialty Group, Inc. on 7.
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| Metric | AGO | OSG | Insurance Specialty median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 99.04% | 75.14% | 73.81% |
| Operating margin | 46.38% | (7.39%) | 17.70% |
| Net margin | 37.34% | (51.11%) | 13.80% |
| Free cash flow margin | 34.47% | (19.37%) | 34.47% |
| Return on equity | 6.21% | (17.75%) | 12.01% |
| Return on assets | 2.84% | (3.03%) | 4.12% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.91% | (1.66%) | 8.77% |
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