AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Holdings Lifted by Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC raised its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 83.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 67,571 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 30,835 shares during the quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $647,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC acquired a new position in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 112.7% in the 4th 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 period. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,229 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its position in AGNC Investment by 150.0% during the 4th 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, Front Row Advisors LLC increased its holdings in AGNC Investment by 75.0% in the 4th quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In related news, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 48,333 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.70, for a total transaction of $420,497.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,691,421 shares in the company, valued at $14,715,362.70. The trade was a 2.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bernice Bell sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.88, for a total value of $71,040.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 374,019 shares in the company, valued at $3,321,288.72. This represents a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 139,384 shares of company stock valued at $1,228,039 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target 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. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jones Trading dropped their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of 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 issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $9.75.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AGNC traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $9.26. 23,932,696 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 21,602,526. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.15 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $8.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52 week low of $7.85 and a 52 week high of $10.85.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 20.36% and a net margin of 14.91%. The firm had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $436.71 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.58 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a jun 25 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 15.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 360.00%.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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).