American Capital Agency Corp. Company Profile (NASDAQ:AGNC)

American Capital Agency Corp. trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AGNC."

American Capital Agency Corp. announced a jul 17 dividend on Thursday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Monday, August 7th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. View American Capital Agency Corp.'s Dividend History.

American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 26th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.07. The business earned $181 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $203.44 million. American Capital Agency Corp. had a return on equity of 11.46% and a net margin of 158.34%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. View American Capital Agency Corp.'s Earnings History.

American Capital Agency Corp. is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 23rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for American Capital Agency Corp..

10 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for American Capital Agency Corp.'s stock. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $21.25. On average, they anticipate American Capital Agency Corp.'s share price to reach $19.58 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for American Capital Agency Corp..

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about American Capital Agency Corp. stock:

• 1. Maxim Group analysts commented, "AGNC reported 2Q17 comprehensive income of $0.40 per share, versus its dividend of $0.54, so tangible book value per share was down 0.3%, to $19.25 (aided by an accretive common equity raise). On the conference call, management was bullish on the investment environment for Agency mortgage REITs, judging the outlook for RMBS spreads as favorable (assuming that the Fed gradually tapers its RMBS reinvestments starting in late 2017) and the outlook for RMBS funding also as favorable (including AGNC increasing its use of direct funding through its captive broker-dealer Bethesda Securities). We lower our price target to $21.25, from $21.50, due to lower tangible book value and valuation." (7/27/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Over the past three months, AGNC Investment’s shares outperformed the Zacks categorized REIT-Mortgage Trust industry.  In April, the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2017 results. The quarter witnessed relatively stable fixed income markets. The company’s efficient cost structure and portfolio repositioning efforts for hedging interest rate uncertainty augur well. Further, the acquisition of its external manager in last July has substantially lowered its operating costs. However, the widespread volatility in the market amid concerns over global economies and rate hike issues pose concerns." (7/7/2017)

American Capital Agency Corp. saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 14th, there was short interest totalling 10,955,378 shares, an increase of 18.0% from the June 30th total of 9,283,019 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,492,482 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Some companies that are related to American Capital Agency Corp. include Annaly Capital Management (NLY), STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC. (STWD), New Residential Investment Corp. (NRZ), Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM), MFA Financial (MFA), Capital Trust (BXMT), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC (IVR), Redwood Trust (RWT), CYS Investments (CYS), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Ladder Capital Corp (LADR), Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO), iStar Financial (STAR), American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. (MTGE), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT) and Orchid Island Capital (ORC).

American Capital Agency Corp.'s management team includes the folowing people:

• Prue B. Larocca, Independent Chairman of the Board
• Gary D. Kain, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, Director
• Peter J. Federico, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Christopher J. Kuehl, Executive Vice President - Agency Portfolio Investments
• Bernice E. Bell, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
• Kenneth L. Pollack, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Secretary
• Aaron J. Pas, Senior Vice President - Non-Agency Portfolio Investments
• Morris A. Davis, Independent Director
• Larry K. Harvey, Independent Director
• Paul E. Mullings, Independent Director

American Capital Agency Corp.'s stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.69%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.53%), Aperio Group LLC (0.00%), PGGM Investments (0.15%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.00%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.00%). Company insiders that own American Capital Agency Corp. stock include Bernice Bell, Christopher Kuehl, Gary D Kain, Kenneth L Pollack, Morris A Davis, Peter J Federico and Randy E Dobbs. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Capital Agency Corp..

American Capital Agency Corp.'s stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., DnB Asset Management AS and PGGM Investments. Company insiders that have sold American Capital Agency Corp. stock in the last year include Bernice Bell, Gary D Kain, Morris A Davis and Peter J Federico. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Capital Agency Corp..

American Capital Agency Corp.'s stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Acadian Asset Management LLC, Aperio Group LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Capstone Asset Management Co. and Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Capital Agency Corp..

Shares of American Capital Agency Corp. can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of American Capital Agency Corp. stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.19.