AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Shares Bought by U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 24.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 142,229 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 27,540 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its holdings in AGNC Investment by 112.7% in the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,458 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,832 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in AGNC Investment in the first quarter worth approximately $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment by 34.8% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 4,765 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,229 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its position in AGNC Investment by 150.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 5,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jones Trading lowered their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $9.75.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.8%

AGNC stock opened at $9.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $9.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.43. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12 month low of $7.85 and a 12 month high of $10.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.69 billion, a PE ratio of 23.75 and a beta of 1.28.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.71 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 20.36% and a net margin of 14.91%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. Equities analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a jul 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st will be issued a $0.12 dividend. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is currently 360.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AGNC Investment news, EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 17,500 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 447,841 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,044,004.23. This trade represents a 3.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Donna Blank sold 17,218 shares of AGNC Investment 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 transaction, the director directly owned 90,345 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $783,291.15. This represents a 16.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 139,384 shares of company stock valued at $1,228,039. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company 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).

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