Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Has $2.23 Million Stock Holdings in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 239,284 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,087 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $2,233,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth $109,000. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. lifted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. now owns 105,415 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $974,000 after buying an additional 6,022 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at about $129,000. Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 195.2% during the fourth quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 53,834 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $496,000 after acquiring an additional 35,598 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 28.0% in the 4th quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 57,398 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 12,559 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC opened at $9.68 on Monday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $8.92 and a fifty-two week high of $10.85. The company’s 50-day moving average is $9.50 and its 200 day moving average is $9.90. 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 $8.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.72 and a beta of 1.47.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 9th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday. Finally, StockNews.com cut AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AGNC Investment presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $10.64.

AGNC Investment Profile

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).