Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $20.60 +0.02 (+0.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.63 +0.04 (+0.17%) As of 04:06 PM 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 AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Is AGNC or NLY 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 AGNC Investment11.50% 19.32% 1.71% Annaly Capital Management 13.76%15.53%1.68% Do analysts prefer AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $9.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.46%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus price target of $20.72, suggesting a potential upside of 0.62%. Given AGNC Investment's higher possible upside, research 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Annaly Capital Management 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 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 15.2%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. 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 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. Annaly Capital Management has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AGNC or NLY? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AGNC or NLY? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 4 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AGNC Investment and 12 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Annaly Capital Management's score of 1.17 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Annaly Capital Management 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAGNC Investment$2.95B3.34$863M$0.3427.78Annaly Capital Management$4.84B2.73$1.00B$1.0120.39 SummaryAGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 10 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NLY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$13.22B$1.48B$12.16B$20.67BDividend Yield13.60%13.03%5.64%3.69%P/E Ratio20.3914.0019.8628.52Price / Sales2.735.3626.1666.66Price / Cash6.7410.6021.4923.60Price / Book1.110.782.114.31Net Income$1.00B$79.73M$1.00B$996.14M7 Day Performance0.46%0.52%1.25%1.93%1 Month Performance5.51%-2.18%0.15%-0.54%1 Year Performance2.92%-10.81%543.57%14.77% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.3914 of 5 stars$20.60+0.1%$20.72+0.6%+4.2%$13.22B$4.84B20.39160Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment3.5138 of 5 stars$9.69-0.3%$9.58-1.0%-5.4%$9.88B$2.95B28.4950Positive NewsARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.3482 of 5 stars$16.65-1.3%$18.50+11.1%-21.0%$1.52B$550.95M-69.35N/ACIMChimera Investment4.1773 of 5 stars$13.87-1.4%$15.50+11.8%-8.8%$1.12B$760.95M9.2540Earnings ReportDXDynex Capital3.4788 of 5 stars$12.68-0.6%$12.83+1.2%+1.8%$1.36B$319.53M16.2520IVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.2725 of 5 stars$7.67-0.5%$7.25-5.4%-12.7%$505.43M$286.55M19.16N/AMFAMFA Financial4.3726 of 5 stars$9.41-0.8%$12.07+28.4%-13.8%$965.45M$264.48M9.60350Earnings ReportORCOrchid Island Capital3.5977 of 5 stars$7.32-1.2%N/A-11.3%$927.30M$52.24M36.592,018STWDStarwood Property Trust3.5229 of 5 stars$19.81-0.6%$21.70+9.6%+2.2%$7.27B$1.95B20.85290News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportTWOTwo Harbors Investments3.1063 of 5 stars$10.37-0.8%$13.00+25.4%-25.1%$1.08B$450.15M-20.32100ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.4623 of 5 stars$9.78-0.9%$10.31+5.5%-0.3%$1.36B$303.67M-325.83N/APositive News 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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