Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DX or AGNC?

Dynex Capital has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DX or AGNC a better dividend stock?

Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. 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. 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 has increased 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.

Do analysts rate DX or AGNC?

Dynex Capital presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.63, suggesting a potential downside of 3.02%. Given Dynex Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dynex Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynex Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is DX or AGNC 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
Dynex Capital	17.27%	4.19%	0.57%
AGNC Investment	11.50%	19.32%	1.71%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DX or AGNC?

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

Does the media favor DX or AGNC?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 9 more articles in the media than Dynex Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AGNC Investment and 7 mentions for Dynex Capital. Dynex Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat AGNC Investment's score of 1.13 indicating that Dynex Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynex Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AGNC Investment	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, DX or AGNC?

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
Dynex Capital	$107.76M	15.33	$113.90M	$0.78	16.30
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.51	$863M	$0.34	29.19

Summary

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