AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) Stock Price Down 3% - What's Next?

Key Points

• AGNC shares fell 3% to $9.84 on Thursday with ~19.6M shares traded (about 13% below average); analysts' consensus is a Hold with an average price target of $11.03, though some firms raised targets to $12–$13.
• The company declared a monthly $0.12 dividend (ex-dividend Mar 31), implying a 14.6% yield while the payout ratio sits above 100% (102.86%), highlighting high yield but potential sustainability risk.
• AGNC missed quarterly EPS ($0.35 vs. $0.37 expected) and insiders sold a total of 775,000 shares (~$9.25M) over the past three months, including a director's 700,000‑share sale, leaving insiders with just 0.40% ownership.

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 3% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $9.82 and last traded at $9.84. Approximately 19,627,560 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 13% from the average daily volume of 22,554,762 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.14.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on AGNC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $12.00 target price (up from $11.00) on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. BTIG Research downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $11.03.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average of $11.15 and a 200 day moving average of $10.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.03 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a quick ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $354.75 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 18.32% and a net margin of 47.40%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.6%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 102.86%.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, EVP Bernice Bell sold 25,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.14, for a total value of $303,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 491,728 shares in the company, valued at $5,969,577.92. This trade represents a 4.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gary D. Kain sold 700,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total transaction of $8,337,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 2,189,091 shares of the company's stock, valued at $26,072,073.81. This represents a 24.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 775,000 shares of company stock worth $9,246,000. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in AGNC Investment by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 195,859 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,100,000 after acquiring an additional 4,935 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $209,000. Advisortrust Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth about $328,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 275.2% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 135,360 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,451,000 after purchasing an additional 99,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter valued at about $129,000. 38.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

AGNC Investment Corp. is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily acquires and manages a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The company employs a leveraged total return strategy, borrowing against its securities to enhance income potential while using interest rate hedges to manage risk. AGNC's investment objective is to generate attractive monthly dividends and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, AGNC focuses exclusively on U.S.

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