AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Shares Sold by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio decreased its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 36.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 156,851 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 91,564 shares during the period. Strs Ohio's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,538,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at $38,593,000. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 103.2% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 185,721 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,753,000 after purchasing an additional 94,332 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 4.7% during the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,752,044 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,539,000 after purchasing an additional 78,253 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 48.0% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 451,460 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $4,262,000 after purchasing an additional 146,406 shares during the period. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment during the third quarter valued at $3,655,000. Institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.85, for a total transaction of $98,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 287,282 shares in the company, valued at $2,829,727.70. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of AGNC stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $9.20. 12,539,411 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,742,731. The stock has a market cap of $6.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 920.92 and a beta of 1.45. The stock's fifty day moving average is $9.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.26. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52-week low of $6.81 and a 52-week high of $10.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 0.26.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $642.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $568.38 million. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 7.59% and a return on equity of 28.02%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.16 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a apr 24 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 15.4%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14,414.41%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AGNC has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Jonestrading initiated coverage on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $10.75 price objective for the company. StockNews.com raised shares of AGNC Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 12th. Finally, Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $10.25 price objective for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $9.93.

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).