Seaport Res Ptn Has Negative Estimate for AGM Q2 Earnings

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Co. (NYSE:AGM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Ryan now forecasts that the credit services provider will post earnings of $4.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.33. The consensus estimate for Federal Agricultural Mortgage's current full-year earnings is $17.60 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Federal Agricultural Mortgage's Q3 2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.46 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $19.60 EPS.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The credit services provider reported $4.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.00 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $96.79 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.33 million. Federal Agricultural Mortgage had a net margin of 12.75% and a return on equity of 19.43%.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $215.00 price target (down from $230.00) on shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a research note on Monday.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:AGM opened at $190.52 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a PE ratio of 11.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.97. The firm's 50-day moving average is $181.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $194.14. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a 1 year low of $159.64 and a 1 year high of $217.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of AGM. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 1,589.4% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 356,001 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $70,114,000 after buying an additional 334,928 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the 4th quarter valued at $28,914,000. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 255,198 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $50,261,000 after buying an additional 28,215 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the 1st quarter valued at $4,667,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 10.9% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 220,261 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $43,380,000 after buying an additional 21,670 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.03% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Federal Agricultural Mortgage news, Director Mitchell A. Johnson sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.21, for a total transaction of $513,025.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 8,644 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,773,835.24. This trade represents a 22.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Robert G. Sexton acquired 1,000 shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of $195.62 per share, with a total value of $195,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 13,517 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,644,195.54. The trade was a 7.99% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.15%. This is a positive change from Federal Agricultural Mortgage's previous quarterly dividend of $1.40. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Federal Agricultural Mortgage's dividend payout ratio is presently 37.08%.

About Federal Agricultural Mortgage

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for various loans made to borrowers in the United States. It operates through four segments: Corporate AgFinance, Farm & Ranch, Rural Utilities, and Renewable Energy. The company's Agricultural Finance line of business engages in purchasing and retaining eligible loans and securities; guaranteeing the payment of principal and interest on securities that represent interests in or obligations secured by pools of eligible loans; servicing eligible loans; and issuing LTSPCs for eligible loans.

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