AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCM) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,300 shares, a decrease of 62.9% from the January 31st total of 8,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of AGNCM stock opened at $25.40 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $25.24 and its 200 day moving average is $25.21. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.32 and a twelve month high of $25.85.

AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a $0.5904 dividend. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.30%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to housing market in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency.