Compass Ion Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC – Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 30,859 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $306,000.
A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC bought a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co bought a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in AGNC Investment by 76.5% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,836 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 2,096 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,000. 38.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment
In other AGNC Investment news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.32, for a total value of $32,620.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 309,973 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,888,948.36. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other AGNC Investment news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.32, for a total value of $32,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 309,973 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,888,948.36. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.35, for a total value of $46,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 75,545 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $706,345.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 15,900 shares of company stock valued at $149,030 in the last quarter. 0.43% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on AGNC Investment
AGNC Investment Stock Performance
Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $9.48 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $9.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.64. The company has a market capitalization of $6.89 billion, a PE ratio of 10.42 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52 week low of $6.81 and a 52 week high of $10.64.
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $642.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $568.38 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 27.14% and a net margin of 32.12%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.70 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.
AGNC Investment Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a jun 24 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 14.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 158.24%.
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).
Featured Stories
- Five stocks we like better than AGNC Investment
- The 3 Best Retail Stocks to Shop for in August
- These Top 3 Banks Raise Dividends After Passing Fed Stress Test
- Stock Splits, Do They Really Impact Investors?
- Hitch a Ride with Lyft Stock for Double-Digit Gains in 2nd Half
- Best ESG Stocks: 11 Best Stocks for ESG Investing
- Eli Lilly Stock Up: GLP-1 Zepbound Targets Sleep Apnea Market
Receive News & Ratings for AGNC Investment Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for AGNC Investment and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.