Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Raised by Analyst (NYSE:AMBC)

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ambac Financial Group in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 7th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now anticipates that the company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Ambac Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.45 per share.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on AMBC. Compass Point increased their price objective on Ambac Financial Group from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised Ambac Financial Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday.

Ambac Financial Group Price Performance

Ambac Financial Group stock opened at $18.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $828.43 million, a P/E ratio of 122.14 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $15.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.46. Ambac Financial Group has a 12-month low of $11.26 and a 12-month high of $18.45.

Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 6th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.61. Ambac Financial Group had a return on equity of 6.99% and a net margin of 1.48%. The company had revenue of $103.00 million for the quarter. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.30) EPS.

Institutional Trading of Ambac Financial Group

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of AMBC. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 27.3% during the third quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 305,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,723,000 after purchasing an additional 65,366 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ambac Financial Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $178,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 5.9% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 885,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,679,000 after acquiring an additional 49,529 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Ambac Financial Group by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 427,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,158,000 after purchasing an additional 73,191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Ambac Financial Group by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 640,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,719,000 after purchasing an additional 14,466 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.49% of the company’s stock.

About Ambac Financial Group

Ambac Financial Group, Inc operates as a financial services holding company. It operates three businesses: Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance, Insurance Distribution, and Legacy Financial Guarantee (LFG) Insurance. The Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance business provides specialty property and casualty program insurance with a focus commercial and personal liability risks.