Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $19.47 +0.26 (+1.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.54 +0.07 (+0.36%) As of 07:45 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, TWO, PMT, DX, MFA, CIM, and RCShould 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), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Dynex Capital (DX), MFA Financial (MFA), Chimera Investment (CIM), and Ready Capital (RC). 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 Two Harbors Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Dynex Capital MFA Financial Chimera Investment Ready Capital Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking. 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 14.4%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. 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. 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. Which has better 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$1.20B9.72$1.00B$1.5912.26AGNC Investment$584M14.10$863M$0.4022.49 Which has more volatility & risk, NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NLY or AGNC? AGNC Investment received 165 more outperform votes than Annaly Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.09% of users gave AGNC Investment an outperform vote while only 55.94% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAnnaly Capital ManagementOutperform Votes48555.94% Underperform Votes38244.06% AGNC InvestmentOutperform Votes65061.09% Underperform Votes41438.91% Does the media favor NLY or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 21 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for AGNC Investment and 12 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.66 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AGNC Investment 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NLY or AGNC? 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate NLY or AGNC? Annaly Capital Management presently has a consensus price target of $21.08, suggesting a potential upside of 8.14%. AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $10.11, suggesting a potential upside of 12.36%. 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 SummaryAGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 11 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 {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$11.66B$6.80B$11.04B$18.65BDividend Yield14.58%7.16%5.65%4.07%P/E Ratio12.2758.5121.7232.61Price / Sales9.726.6425.8528.40Price / Cash7.1217.3217.6017.53Price / Book1.011.632.564.45Net Income$1.00B$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance10.83%2.07%3.43%5.20%1 Month Performance-5.62%-6.77%-1.32%-3.23%1 Year Performance3.26%3.21%537.89%4.62% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4219 of 5 stars$19.47+1.4%$21.08+8.3%+2.0%$11.63B$1.20B12.25160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment4.3723 of 5 stars$8.10-2.9%$10.36+27.9%-5.1%$7.42B$973M8.35N/AEarnings ReportSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.39 of 5 stars$18.14-2.3%$21.86+20.5%-3.2%$6.13B$961.90M15.50290Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.7259 of 5 stars$8.16-2.3%$9.00+10.3%-14.8%$1.13B$195.66M-8.59N/AAnalyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.2025 of 5 stars$14.05-1.7%$20.50+45.9%-13.6%$1.12B$-478,000.00-32.67N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeTWOTwo Harbors Investment3.5602 of 5 stars$10.74-2.1%$13.46+25.3%-6.0%$1.12B$510.75M5.09100Earnings ReportNews CoveragePMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust2.6923 of 5 stars$12.84-1.2%$14.83+15.5%-13.3%$1.12B$183.53M9.651Earnings ReportDXDynex Capital3.203 of 5 stars$11.44-2.0%$13.33+16.6%+2.7%$1.10B$150.40M7.7820Earnings ReportMFAMFA Financial4.0664 of 5 stars$8.81-1.9%$13.60+54.4%-11.4%$903.24M$252.85M10.88350Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.5657 of 5 stars$11.08-2.7%$16.00+44.4%-5.1%$896.63M$257.93M10.2640RCReady Capital3.4575 of 5 stars$4.32-1.6%$7.04+63.0%-50.2%$742.30M$27.35M-6.17600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Two Harbors Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ready Capital 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 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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