Bramshill Investments LLC Has $1.47 Million Holdings in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Bramshill Investments LLC cut its holdings in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 30.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 159,373 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 70,093 shares during the quarter. AGNC Investment comprises about 0.2% of Bramshill Investments LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Bramshill Investments LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,468,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AGNC. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 112.7% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,458 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 94.5% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 4,059 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,972 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 150.0% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 5,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 775.6% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 581,569 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 515,148 shares during the period. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AGNC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Argus reissued a "hold" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. 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 research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AGNC Investment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $9.96.

AGNC Investment Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of AGNC traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $8.84. 21,411,497 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,745,273. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a twelve month low of $7.85 and a twelve month high of $10.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $9.27 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.57. The stock has a market cap of $8.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.11 and a beta of 1.30.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $436.71 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a may 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 10th. Investors of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 16.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is currently 360.00%.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other news, EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 17,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.03, for a total transaction of $158,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 447,841 shares in the company, valued at $4,044,004.23. The trade was a 3.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Donna Blank sold 17,218 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.67, for a total transaction of $149,280.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 90,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $783,291.15. The trade was a 16.01 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 139,384 shares of company stock worth $1,228,039. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About AGNC Investment

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).