87,846 Shares in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Bought by Collar Capital Management LLC

Collar Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 87,846 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $809,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 112.7% in the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,458 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,832 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 94.5% during the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 4,059 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 1,972 shares during the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in AGNC Investment by 34.8% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 4,765 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 1,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its stake in AGNC Investment by 150.0% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 5,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 48,333 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.70, for a total transaction of $420,497.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,691,421 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,715,362.70. The trade was a 2.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bernice Bell sold 8,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.88, for a total value of $71,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 374,019 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,321,288.72. The trade was a 2.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 122,166 shares of company stock valued at $1,078,759 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on AGNC shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Argus reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AGNC Investment has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $9.96.

AGNC Investment Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of AGNC Investment stock opened at $8.67 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $9.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.58. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The company has a market cap of $7.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.93 and a beta of 1.30. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12-month low of $7.85 and a 12-month high of $10.85.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 29.26%. The company had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $436.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a yield of 17.7%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is presently 360.00%.

AGNC Investment Company 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).

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