AGNC Investment (AGNC) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/30/2025 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $12.00 to $11.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – AGNC Investment had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada. They now have a $11.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $10.75 to $10.25. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – AGNC Investment had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JMP Securities.
• 12/9/2024 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $10.00 to $9.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC traded up $0.11 on Tuesday, hitting $10.06. 14,359,668 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,729,574. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $8.91 billion, a PE ratio of 10.37 and a beta of 1.48. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52 week low of $8.92 and a 52 week high of $10.85.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.05). AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 29.26%. As a group, research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a jan 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 15.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is currently 148.46%.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $130,520.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 372,226 shares in the company, valued at $3,737,149.04. This trade represents a 3.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AGNC Investment

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in AGNC Investment during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Life Planners purchased a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in AGNC Investment by 52.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,661 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in AGNC Investment by 315.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 2,966 shares during the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Corp., formerly American Capital Agency Corp., is a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities on a leveraged basis. Its investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs).