Assured Guaranty price target raised to $100 from $80 at Roth MKM

Roth MKM raised the firm’s price target on Assured Guaranty to $100 from $80 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s Q4 earnings were “very strong”, though it is possible that the true results were even better as there likely could be additional expenses related to the Sound Point transaction that are still impacting the results, the analyst tells investors in a research note.