Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do analysts rate AGNC or NLY?

AGNC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $9.96, suggesting a potential upside of 12.85%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus price target of $21.08, suggesting a potential upside of 7.61%. Given AGNC Investment's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than Annaly Capital Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Annaly Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to AGNC or NLY?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 8 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AGNC Investment and 19 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.60 indicating that Annaly Capital Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGNC Investment	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Annaly Capital Management	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AGNC or NLY?

AGNC Investment received 166 more outperform votes than Annaly Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.07% of users gave AGNC Investment an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AGNC Investment	Outperform Votes 651 61.07%	Underperform Votes 415 38.93%
Annaly Capital Management	Outperform Votes 485 55.94%	Underperform Votes 382 44.06%

Is AGNC or NLY a better dividend stock?

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% 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 pays out 176.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGNC or NLY?

38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AGNC or NLY?

AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AGNC or NLY more profitable?

AGNC Investment has a net margin of 29.26% compared to Annaly Capital Management's net margin of 20.70%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 21.92% beat Annaly Capital Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	29.26%	21.92%	2.00%
Annaly Capital Management	20.70%	14.95%	1.60%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AGNC or NLY?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$584M	13.84	$863M	$0.40	22.08
Annaly Capital Management	$1.20B	9.77	$1.00B	$1.59	12.32

Summary

AGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.