Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Forecast for AMBC Earnings

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AMBC) – Roth Capital boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ambac Financial Group in a report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Roth Capital analyst H. Fong now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.85) for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.90). The consensus estimate for Ambac Financial Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.60 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Ambac Financial Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.29) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.70) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.12) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.45) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on AMBC. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Ambac Financial Group from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ambac Financial Group in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ambac Financial Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.00.

Ambac Financial Group Trading Down 2.8%

NYSE:AMBC traded down $0.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $9.64. 89,695 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 955,973. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $8.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.16. Ambac Financial Group has a 1-year low of $5.99 and a 1-year high of $13.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $447.08 million, a PE ratio of -0.71 and a beta of 0.96.

Ambac Financial Group (NYSE:AMBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.23) by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $66.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $56.77 million. Ambac Financial Group had a negative return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 215.40%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of AMBC. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Ambac Financial Group by 65,933.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 3,956 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Ambac Financial Group by 613.5% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 4,227 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. bought a new stake in Ambac Financial Group in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. LM Asset IM Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ambac Financial Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Ambac Financial Group during the first quarter worth $61,000. 84.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ambac Financial Group news, CEO Claude Leblanc acquired 25,000 shares of Ambac Financial Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $8.54 per share, with a total value of $213,500.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 1,021,777 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,725,975.58. This trade represents a 2.51% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 6.20% 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.