AGNC Investment (AGNC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AGNC Investment Corp. is an internally managed real estate investment trust that invests primarily in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. Its portfolio generally includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued or guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. Because these securities carry government or government-sponsored enterprise backing, the company’s investment strategy focuses on interest-rate and prepayment risks rather than traditional residential credit risk.

AGNC finances its investments largely through repurchase agreements and uses interest-rate swaps, swaptions, and other hedging instruments to manage exposure to changing interest rates and funding costs. The company seeks to generate returns for shareholders through net interest income and changes in the value of its investment portfolio, while distributing a substantial portion of its taxable income as dividends in accordance with real estate investment trust requirements.

Founded in 2008, AGNC is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and primarily participates in the U.S. residential mortgage market. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Peter Federico, who has held the role since 2021. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol AGNC.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.77 to $9.13
• 50-Day Range: $8.79 to $11.08
• 52-Week Range: $8.77 to $12.19
• Volume: 39.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 42.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.63
• Dividend Yield: 16.38%
• Price Target: $11.11
• Consensus Rating: Hold

AGNC Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AGNC Investment scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 259th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

AGNC Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $11.11, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $8.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AGNC Investment has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AGNC Investment are expected to decrease by -5.63% in the coming year, from $1.60 to $1.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AGNC Investment is 4.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AGNC Investment is 4.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AGNC Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.19% of the float of AGNC Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AGNC Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.29.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AGNC Investment has recently increased by 2.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AGNC Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AGNC Investment does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AGNC Investment is 75.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, AGNC Investment will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.36% in the coming year. This indicates that AGNC Investment may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

AGNC Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for AGNC Investment this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

102 people have searched for AGNC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 62% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

51 people have added AGNC Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 240% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AGNC Investment insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.40% of the stock of AGNC Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

38.28% of the stock of AGNC Investment is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/20/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AGNC
• CIK: 1423689
• Web: www.agnc.com
• Phone: 301-968-9315
• Fax: 301-968-9301
• Employees: 54
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AGNC Investment: $11.11
• High Price Target: $12.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.67 billion
• Net Margins: 57.94%
• Pretax Margin: 57.94%
• Return on Equity: 17.96%
• Return on Assets: 1.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.96
• Cash Flow: $1.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.03
• Book Value: $9.72 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,185,480,000
• Free Float: 1,180,739,000
• Market Cap: $10.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36