AGNC Investment (AGNC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) is expected to release its earnings data after the market closes on Monday, January 27th. Analysts expect AGNC Investment to post earnings of $0.42 per share and revenue of $238,472.33 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $756.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $219.50 million. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 42.19% and a return on equity of 23.41%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.65 EPS. On average, analysts expect AGNC Investment to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ AGNC opened at $9.61 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23. The company has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.67 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.90. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $8.92 and a one year high of $10.85.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a jan 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 15.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is currently 100.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on AGNC. StockNews.com downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AGNC Investment presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.44.

About AGNC Investment

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).