Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Farmer Mac, is a federally chartered corporation that provides a secondary market for agricultural and rural infrastructure loans. Its activities help agricultural lenders obtain funding and liquidity, supporting the availability of credit for farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners and rural businesses across the United States.

Farmer Mac purchases eligible loans and provides loan guarantees, securitization and other financing solutions through its business segments. Its offerings include financing for farm and ranch real estate, agricultural production, rural utilities and infrastructure, and loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company also issues debt and mortgage-backed securities to fund its operations and support its secondary-market activities.

Established under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, Farmer Mac operates nationwide through relationships with commercial banks, Farm Credit institutions and other agricultural lenders. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is governed by a board of directors representing agricultural, financial and public-sector interests.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $216.27 to $224.90
• 50-Day Range: $195.77 to $241.73
• 52-Week Range: $136.57 to $248.29
• Volume: 133,834 shs
• Average Volume: 90,002 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.40 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.09
• Dividend Yield: 2.89%
• Price Target: $255.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Federal Agricultural Mortgage scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 851 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a consensus price target of $255.00, representing about 15.2% upside from its current price of $221.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Federal Agricultural Mortgage are expected to grow by 11.82% in the coming year, from $20.72 to $23.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Federal Agricultural Mortgage is 12.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Federal Agricultural Mortgage is 12.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.00% of the float of Federal Agricultural Mortgage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.62, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Federal Agricultural Mortgage has recently decreased by 10.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Federal Agricultural Mortgage pays a meaningful dividend of 2.85%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Federal Agricultural Mortgage is 34.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Federal Agricultural Mortgage will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.62% next year. This indicates that Federal Agricultural Mortgage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Federal Agricultural Mortgage this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for AGM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Federal Agricultural Mortgage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Federal Agricultural Mortgage insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.88% of the stock of Federal Agricultural Mortgage is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.03% of the stock of Federal Agricultural Mortgage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AGM
• CIK: 845877
• Web: www.farmermac.com
• Phone: (202) 879-3276
• Fax: 800-999-1814
• Employees: 212
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Federal Agricultural Mortgage: $255.00
• High Price Target: $255.00
• Low Price Target: $255.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $18.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.68
• P/E Growth: 0.83
• Net Income: $207.41 million
• Net Margins: 29.98%
• Pretax Margin: 36.71%
• Return on Equity: 18.90%
• Return on Assets: 0.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 0.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $410.30 million
• Price / Sales: 5.85
• Cash Flow: $19.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.63
• Book Value: $111.54 per share
• Price / Book: 1.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,850,000
• Free Float: 10,645,000
• Market Cap: $2.40 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97