Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $20.95 +0.35 (+1.70%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.94 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NLY vs. AGNC, ARR, CIM, DX, IVR, MFA, ORC, STWD, TWO, and ARIShould you be buying Annaly Capital Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Annaly Capital Management include AGNC Investment (AGNC), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), MFA Financial (MFA), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Two Harbors Investments (TWO), and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI). These companies are all part of the "reit - mtge trust" industry. Annaly Capital Management vs. Its Competitors AGNC Investment ARMOUR Residential REIT Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Invesco Mortgage Capital MFA Financial Orchid Island Capital Starwood Property Trust Two Harbors Investments Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Is NLY or AGNC a better dividend stock? Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Annaly Capital Management pays out 277.2% 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. Annaly Capital Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management has higher revenue and earnings than AGNC Investment. Annaly Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAnnaly Capital Management$4.84B2.78$1.00B$1.0120.74AGNC Investment$2.95B3.59$863M$0.3429.88 Does the media favor NLY or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AGNC Investment and 16 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Annaly Capital Management's score of 0.78 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Annaly Capital Management 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AGNC Investment 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management presently has a consensus price target of $21.13, indicating a potential upside of 0.84%. AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential downside of 4.04%. Given Annaly Capital Management's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Annaly Capital Management is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Annaly Capital Management 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NLY or AGNC? 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is NLY or AGNC more profitable? Annaly Capital Management has a net margin of 13.76% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Annaly Capital Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Annaly Capital Management13.76% 15.53% 1.68% AGNC Investment 11.50%19.32%1.71% SummaryAGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Annaly Capital Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NLY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NLY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnnaly Capital ManagementREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.23B$1.52B$12.69B$22.02BDividend Yield13.59%13.07%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio20.7413.2130.2329.86Price / Sales2.783.7830.1865.92Price / Cash6.759.0122.5724.43Price / Book1.050.762.294.64Net Income$1.00B$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance1.22%-0.03%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance-5.93%-3.92%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance6.48%-10.00%539.82%15.30% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5215 of 5 stars$20.95+1.7%$21.13+0.8%+6.6%$13.23B$4.84B20.74160Analyst ForecastAGNCAGNC Investment3.8098 of 5 stars$9.84flat$9.63-2.2%-1.5%$10.25B$2.95B28.9450Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.811 of 5 stars$14.68+0.8%$15.50+5.6%-19.2%$1.34B$550.95M-61.16N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.134 of 5 stars$13.49-1.4%$15.50+14.9%-14.0%$1.09B$760.95M10.7140Analyst ForecastDXDynex Capital3.8857 of 5 stars$12.07-0.2%$13.00+7.7%+7.3%$1.57B$319.53M15.4720News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.8231 of 5 stars$7.43-0.4%$7.50+0.9%-10.9%$492.68M$286.55M18.58N/AEx-DividendMFAMFA Financial4.1817 of 5 stars$9.54-0.7%$11.75+23.2%-25.0%$978.96M$723.97M10.96350News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeORCOrchid Island Capital3.4291 of 5 stars$7.04-0.2%N/A-7.5%$1.03B$241.58M35.182,018Analyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.5138 of 5 stars$19.90-0.8%$21.13+6.2%-5.0%$7.30B$1.95B18.25290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTWOTwo Harbors Investments3.4629 of 5 stars$9.77-0.8%$12.43+27.3%-23.1%$1.02B$450.15M-2.74100Analyst ForecastARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3895 of 5 stars$10.17-0.7%$10.31+1.4%+13.6%$1.41B$303.67M-72.66N/APositive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Invesco Mortgage Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Orchid Island Capital Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives Two Harbors Investments Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NLY) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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