Natixis Advisors L.P. Acquires Shares of 669,490 AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Natixis Advisors L.P. bought a new position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 669,490 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $6,567,000. Natixis Advisors L.P. owned approximately 0.10% of AGNC Investment at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AGNC. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co purchased a new stake in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 76.5% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,836 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 2,096 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 66.8% in the third quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 6,066 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 2,429 shares during the period. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 110.8% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 6,377 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 3,352 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:AGNC traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $9.66. 11,338,565 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,776,428. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $9.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $6.81 and a fifty-two week high of $10.64. The firm has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 1.45.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.02. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 32.12% and a return on equity of 27.92%. The company had revenue of $642.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $568.38 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.70 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.1 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a may 24 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, May 31st will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 14.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is presently 158.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 3,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.32, for a total value of $32,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 309,973 shares in the company, valued at $2,888,948.36. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other AGNC Investment news, Director Paul E. Mullings sold 5,400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.40, for a total transaction of $50,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 111,827 shares in the company, valued at $1,051,173.80. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bernice Bell sold 3,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.32, for a total transaction of $32,620.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 309,973 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,888,948.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 15,900 shares of company stock worth $149,030. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on AGNC. Compass Point initiated coverage on AGNC Investment in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $10.25 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada decreased 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 report on Thursday, January 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 24th. StockNews.com upgraded AGNC Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 12th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $9.79.

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).