Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $19.48 +0.16 (+0.83%) Closing price 06/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.37 -0.11 (-0.56%) As of 08:42 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, STWD, ARI, ARR, DX, TWO, CIM, PMT, 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), Chimera Investment (CIM), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), MFA Financial (MFA), and Redwood Trust (RWT). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Annaly Capital Management vs. Its Competitors AGNC Investment Starwood Property Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Two Harbors Investment Chimera Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust MFA Financial Redwood Trust AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment. 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 15.3%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. 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 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. Annaly Capital Management has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Do analysts rate AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.72%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.80%. Given Annaly Capital Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Annaly Capital Management is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Annaly Capital Management 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 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 Investment29.26% 21.92% 2.00% Annaly Capital Management 20.70%14.95%1.60% Which has stronger earnings & 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$584M16.42$863M$0.4023.50Annaly Capital Management$898.19M12.96$1.00B$0.8921.89 Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AGNC or NLY? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 11 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AGNC Investment and 8 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.79 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Annaly Capital Management 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment received 163 more outperform votes than Annaly Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.05% of users gave AGNC Investment an outperform vote while only 56.14% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAGNC InvestmentOutperform Votes65261.05% Underperform Votes41638.95% Annaly Capital ManagementOutperform Votes48956.14% Underperform Votes38243.86% SummaryAnnaly Capital Management beats AGNC Investment 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 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 ManagementReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.64B$7.08B$11.72B$19.88BDividend Yield14.59%6.77%5.65%3.82%P/E Ratio12.2564.4223.0535.60Price / Sales12.968.6326.8043.81Price / Cash7.1217.3217.6017.51Price / Book1.011.702.894.85Net Income$1.00B$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.20%1.10%0.67%0.90%1 Month Performance-0.46%2.09%1.15%2.35%1 Year Performance-3.25%5.81%540.94%10.79% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.9741 of 5 stars$19.48+0.8%$21.00+7.8%-2.0%$11.64B$898.19M12.25160Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment3.6759 of 5 stars$9.23+1.2%$9.75+5.7%-3.4%$9.41B$584M9.51N/ADividend AnnouncementSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.8248 of 5 stars$20.30+0.5%$21.83+7.6%+6.5%$6.89B$844.65M17.35290Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.0202 of 5 stars$10.04+0.9%$10.13+0.9%-0.2%$1.40B$179.60M-10.57N/ADividend AnnouncementARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.6909 of 5 stars$16.64+0.6%$21.00+26.2%-12.7%$1.36B$4.08M-38.69N/ADXDynex Capital3.7353 of 5 stars$12.24+0.6%$12.50+2.2%+5.9%$1.31B$108.02M8.3220News CoverageDividend AnnouncementTWOTwo Harbors Investment3.1737 of 5 stars$10.84+1.6%$13.14+21.3%-15.1%$1.13B$216.08M5.14100Short Interest ↑CIMChimera Investment3.5049 of 5 stars$13.77+1.3%$15.50+12.6%+21.2%$1.12B$309.07M12.7540News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.6068 of 5 stars$12.52+0.7%$14.50+15.9%-6.2%$1.09B$150.20M9.421Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.6308 of 5 stars$9.58+0.5%$12.92+34.9%-8.9%$983.93M$264.48M11.83350Dividend AnnouncementRWTRedwood Trust4.9012 of 5 stars$5.71+1.0%$7.44+30.5%-10.2%$759.44M$256.21M17.29300Positive NewsDividend Announcement 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 Chimera Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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