ORG Wealth Partners LLC Has $1.23 Million Position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

ORG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 1,590.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 128,127 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 120,549 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,349,657 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $67,690,000 after acquiring an additional 581,352 shares in the last quarter. Farringdon Capital Ltd. bought a new position in AGNC Investment during the 4th quarter worth approximately $639,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 96.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 110,113 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 54,049 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in AGNC Investment by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 408,004 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,758,000 after buying an additional 37,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 56,607 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $521,000 after purchasing an additional 18,476 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ AGNC opened at $9.26 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $9.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.15 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. 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 quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a yield of 15.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. AGNC Investment's payout ratio is currently 360.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Argus reissued a "hold" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $9.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 17,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 447,841 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,044,004.23. This trade represents a 3.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 48,333 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.70, for a total value of $420,497.10. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,691,421 shares of the company's stock, valued at $14,715,362.70. This represents a 2.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 139,384 shares of company stock worth $1,228,039 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.42% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment 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).

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