72,100 Shares in Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX) Bought by Jump Financial LLC

Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE:DX - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 72,100 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $903,000. Jump Financial LLC owned 0.13% of Dynex Capital at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in Dynex Capital by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 18,613 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 3,968 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in Dynex Capital during the 3rd quarter valued at $240,000. Howard Financial Services LTD. raised its stake in Dynex Capital by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD. now owns 22,009 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $276,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in Dynex Capital by 44.8% during the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 25,635 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 7,928 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Dynex Capital by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 29,595 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 5,310 shares during the last quarter. 38.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Dynex Capital Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSE DX traded up $0.04 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.61. 770,473 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,249,435. Dynex Capital, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $9.57 and a fifty-two week high of $13.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a market cap of $809.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.78 and a beta of 1.33. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $12.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.10.

Dynex Capital Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 22nd. Dynex Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 133.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on DX shares. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Dynex Capital in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on shares of Dynex Capital from $13.50 to $12.25 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 23rd. Jonestrading restated a "buy" rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Dynex Capital in a research note on Monday, April 22nd. Finally, Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of Dynex Capital in a research report on Friday, April 12th. They set a "buy" rating and a $14.50 target price for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Dynex Capital currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.31.

Dynex Capital Profile

Dynex Capital, Inc, a mortgage real estate investment trust, invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on a leveraged basis in the United States. It invests in agency and non-agency MBS consisting of residential MBS, commercial MBS (CMBS), and CMBS interest-only securities. Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment by an agency of the U.S.