Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO) reported quarterly earnings of $2.50 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.68 by 48.81 percent. This is a 21.38 percent decrease over earnings of $3.18 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $261.000 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $217.290 million by 20.12 percent. This is a 24.35 percent decrease over sales of $345.000 million the same period last year.