Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for ARR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share forecast for ARMOUR Residential REIT from $0.77 to $0.75.
• Several analysts maintain a "hold" rating on the stock, with an average price target of $16.00.
• ARMOUR Residential REIT announced a dividend of $0.24 payable on August 29th, with a staggering yield of 1,720.0% and a negative payout ratio of -1,200.00%.

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research report issued on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for ARMOUR Residential REIT's current full-year earnings is $3.80 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $16.00 target price (up from $14.00) on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Jones Trading reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $16.00.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of ARR traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $14.88. The stock had a trading volume of 3,040,835 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,010,521. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 52 week low of $13.18 and a 52 week high of $21.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $16.45 and a 200 day moving average of $16.88. The company has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -62.00 and a beta of 1.38.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.04). ARMOUR Residential REIT had a negative net margin of 4.55% and a positive return on equity of 15.89%. The firm had revenue of $84.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.77 million.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1,720.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. ARMOUR Residential REIT's dividend payout ratio is currently -1,200.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ARMOUR Residential REIT

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,695 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 5,869 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $111,000 after purchasing an additional 777 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 1.8% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 60,209 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 5.7% during the first quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 23,106 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 1,245 shares during the period. Finally, Amalgamated Bank grew its holdings in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 6.1% during the second quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 22,403 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 1,279 shares during the period. 54.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Company Profile

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments.