U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 27,540 Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 24.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 142,229 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing 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 bought and sold shares of the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC bought a new stake in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 112.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in AGNC Investment in the 1st quarter worth about $38,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment by 34.8% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 4,765 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its position in AGNC Investment by 150.0% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 5,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on AGNC. Wall Street Zen cut shares of AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Argus reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $9.79.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Bernice Bell sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.88, for a total value of $71,040.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 374,019 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,321,288.72. This represents a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Donna Blank sold 17,218 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 90,345 shares in the company, valued at $783,291.15. This trade represents a 16.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 139,384 shares of company stock valued at $1,228,039. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $9.45. The stock had a trading volume of 18,189,485 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,207,839. The company has a market cap of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.63 and a beta of 1.28. The business's 50 day moving average price is $9.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.28 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 $10.85.

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

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a jul 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 31st will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 15.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 360.00%.

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).