Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AGNC or DX?

38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Dynex Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.84%. Dynex Capital has a consensus target price of $12.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.96%. Given Dynex Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dynex Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Dynex Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AGNC or DX a better dividend stock?

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dynex Capital pays out 261.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dynex Capital has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Dynex Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AGNC or DX more profitable?

Dynex Capital has a net margin of 17.27% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Dynex Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	11.50%	19.32%	1.71%
Dynex Capital	17.27%	4.19%	0.57%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Dynex Capital. Dynex Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.32	$863M	$0.34	27.68
Dynex Capital	$107.76M	14.88	$113.90M	$0.78	15.83

Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynex Capital has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AGNC or DX?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 16 more articles in the media than Dynex Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AGNC Investment and 1 mentions for Dynex Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Dynex Capital's score of 0.86 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGNC Investment	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynex Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

AGNC Investment beats Dynex Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.