Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $18.75 -0.03 (-0.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.82 +0.07 (+0.40%) As of 07:56 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, STWD, ARI, ARR, DX, TWO, PMT, CIM, MFA, and RWTShould you be buying Annaly Capital Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Annaly Capital Management include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), MFA Financial (MFA), and Redwood Trust (RWT). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Annaly Capital Management vs. AGNC Investment Starwood Property Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Two Harbors Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Chimera Investment MFA Financial Redwood Trust Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$898.19M12.47$1.00B$0.8921.07AGNC Investment$584M15.39$863M$0.4022.03 Does the MarketBeat Community favor NLY or AGNC? AGNC Investment received 163 more outperform votes than Annaly Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.01% of users gave AGNC Investment an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnnaly Capital ManagementOutperform Votes48856.09% Underperform Votes38243.91% AGNC InvestmentOutperform Votes65161.01% Underperform Votes41638.99% Which has more risk and 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 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 14.9%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Annaly Capital Management pays out 314.6% 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 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 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to NLY or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 12 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AGNC Investment and 6 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.86 indicating that Annaly Capital Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Annaly Capital Management 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AGNC Investment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management currently has a consensus target price of $21.10, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.96, indicating a potential upside of 13.10%. Given AGNC Investment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than Annaly Capital Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Annaly Capital Management 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is NLY or AGNC 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 Annaly Capital Management20.70% 14.95% 1.60% AGNC Investment 29.26%21.92%2.00% SummaryAGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 11 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ManagementReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.20B$6.84B$11.47B$19.30BDividend Yield14.21%6.71%5.45%3.84%P/E Ratio11.7960.0922.4234.53Price / Sales12.478.3127.6234.83Price / Cash7.1217.3217.6217.51Price / Book0.971.642.774.69Net Income$1.00B$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.82%-2.58%-0.23%-1.74%1 Month Performance2.24%1.18%6.11%7.50%1 Year Performance-5.73%0.67%536.61%4.15% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.9401 of 5 stars$18.75-0.2%$21.10+12.5%-6.7%$11.20B$898.19M11.79160Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment4.4179 of 5 stars$9.14-0.4%$9.96+9.0%-10.9%$9.33B$584M9.42N/AOptions VolumeSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.183 of 5 stars$20.14-0.6%$21.75+8.0%-4.6%$6.84B$844.65M17.21290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.4166 of 5 stars$9.85-0.9%$9.88+0.3%-9.3%$1.37B$179.60M-10.37N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT4.1977 of 5 stars$16.69-0.7%$20.50+22.8%-17.1%$1.36B$4.08M-38.81N/APositive NewsDXDynex Capital3.9497 of 5 stars$12.47-1.1%$12.83+2.9%-3.8%$1.34B$108.02M8.4820Positive NewsTWOTwo Harbors Investment2.878 of 5 stars$11.85-1.1%$13.29+12.1%-11.3%$1.23B$216.08M5.62100Positive NewsPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.3419 of 5 stars$12.92-1.6%$14.50+12.2%-9.7%$1.12B$150.20M9.711Positive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.4709 of 5 stars$13.87-1.2%$15.50+11.8%-0.1%$1.12B$309.07M12.8440Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.7496 of 5 stars$9.80-0.2%$13.50+37.8%-13.7%$1.01B$264.48M12.10350Positive NewsRWTRedwood Trust4.8862 of 5 stars$5.89-2.0%$7.44+26.4%-15.3%$784.07M$256.21M17.85300Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Two Harbors Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Redwood Trust 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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