AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC Stock Position Boosted by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

Key Points

• U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. by 21.4% during the second quarter, holding a total of 172,690 shares valued at approximately $1.59 million.
• AGNC Investment reported earnings of $0.38 per share for the last quarter, missing analyst expectations of $0.42, with a significant revenue of $830 million compared to projected figures.
• The firm announced a dividend of $0.12 per share with a remarkable yield of 1,408%, set to be paid on October 9th to shareholders of record as of September 30th.

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 172,690 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 30,461 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,587,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in AGNC. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 326.3% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,291 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,519 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 1st quarter worth $34,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the first quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in AGNC Investment during the first quarter valued at about $38,000. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC opened at $9.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $10.63. The stock has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.85 and a beta of 1.30.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $830.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $447.37 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 19.32% and a net margin of 11.50%.During the same period last year, the business earned $0.53 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a sep 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 1,408.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. AGNC Investment's payout ratio is currently 423.53%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on AGNC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Jones Trading reissued a "buy" rating and set a $9.50 target price on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $9.75 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $9.63.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In related news, Director Paul E. Mullings sold 11,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.61, for a total value of $105,710.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 128,511 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,234,990.71. This represents a 7.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director John D. Fisk sold 20,278 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.65, for a total value of $195,682.70. Following the transaction, the director owned 112,685 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,087,410.25. This trade represents a 15.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

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).

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