Barclays PLC Grows Position in Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR)

Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR - Free Report) by 182.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 212,433 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 137,130 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.35% of Invesco Mortgage Capital worth $1,709,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IVR. Legal & General Group Plc boosted its stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 47,512 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $382,000 after buying an additional 11,520 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Invesco Mortgage Capital by 2,346.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,324,820 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $18,715,000 after acquiring an additional 2,229,805 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in Invesco Mortgage Capital by 55.6% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 9,154 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 3,272 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital during the 4th quarter valued at about $108,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 54,854 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $442,000 after purchasing an additional 3,662 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 40.54% of the company's stock.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Trading Down 2.0 %

Invesco Mortgage Capital stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $7.19. The company had a trading volume of 1,359,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,429,615. The firm has a market capitalization of $468.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.05 and a beta of 1.67. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $7.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.11. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.86 and a 52 week high of $9.97.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by ($0.21). Invesco Mortgage Capital had a return on equity of 34.61% and a net margin of 20.90%. The company had revenue of $13.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.18 million. On average, analysts predict that Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. will post 2.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 7th were paid a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 18.93%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 7th. Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 209.23%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital in a report on Thursday, January 23rd.

About Invesco Mortgage Capital

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests, finances, and manages mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that are guaranteed by a U.S.