Western Asset Mortgage Capital Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Asset Mortgage Capital in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "sell" Western Asset Mortgage Capital stock.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,320,000 shares, a decline of 53.7% from the June 15th total of 2,850,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 919,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 3rd 2021.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 4th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "10158309".

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Co. (NYSE:WMC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.02. Western Asset Mortgage Capital had a net margin of 37.18% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.74%.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital's stock was trading at $9.12 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WMC shares have decreased by 66.0% and is now trading at $3.10.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, July 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Monday, July 26th. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 1st.
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.74%. WMC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Western Asset Mortgage Capital does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Western Asset Mortgage Capital is 42.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Western Asset Mortgage Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.73% next year. This indicates that Western Asset Mortgage Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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1 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Western Asset Mortgage Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $2.00 to $2.00. On average, they expect Western Asset Mortgage Capital's stock price to reach $2.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 35.5%.
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Some companies that are related to Western Asset Mortgage Capital include Annaly Capital Management (NLY), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Chimera Investment (CIM), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), MFA Financial (MFA), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Redwood Trust (RWT), Ready Capital (RC), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) and Capstead Mortgage (CMO).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Mortgage Capital investors own include New Residential Investment (NRZ), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), CVR Refining (CVRR), (HCLP) (HCLP), DHT (DHT), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), SEASPAN CORP/SH SH (SSW) and NGL Energy Partners (NGL).

Western Asset Mortgage Capital trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WMC."

Western Asset Mortgage Capital's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC (0.36%) and Cutler Group LP (0.00%). Company insiders that own Western Asset Mortgage Capital stock include Harris Trifon, Jennifer Murphy, Lisa Meyer and Sean O Johnson.
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WMC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC, and Cutler Group LP. Company insiders that have bought Western Asset Mortgage Capital stock in the last two years include Harris Trifon, Jennifer Murphy, and Sean O Johnson.
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Shares of WMC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of WMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $3.10.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital has a market capitalization of $188.51 million and generates $178.03 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $-328,350,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.57 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Western Asset Mortgage Capital is www.westernassetmcc.com.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital is headquartered at 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena CA, 91101.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital's mailing address is 385 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena CA, 91101. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 626-844-9400 or via email at [email protected]