Western Asset Mortgage Capital Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:WMC)

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

Western Asset Mortgage Capital declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. View Western Asset Mortgage Capital's Dividend History.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, December 22nd 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 2,100,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp (NYSE:WMC) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.01. The financial services provider had revenue of $15.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $20.80 million. Western Asset Mortgage Capital had a return on equity of 11.60% and a net margin of 18.19%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.36 EPS. View Western Asset Mortgage Capital's Earnings History.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Western Asset Mortgage Capital.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Western Asset Mortgage Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from $10.50 to $10.50. On average, they anticipate Western Asset Mortgage Capital's share price to reach $10.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Western Asset Mortgage Capital.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Asset Mortgage Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Western Asset Mortgage Capital.

Headlines about WMC stock have trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Asset Mortgage Capital earned a daily sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Western Asset Mortgage Capital.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,390,000 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the August 30th total of 1,270,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 342,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.1 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company's stock are short sold. View Western Asset Mortgage Capital's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Western Asset Mortgage Capital include Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC), Ladder Capital (LADR), LTC Properties (LTC), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Mack Cali Realty (CLI), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), The GEO Group (GEO), Redwood Trust (RWT), Corecivic (CXW), Hannon Armstrong Sustnbl Infrstr Cap (HASI), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Alexander's (ALX), Colony Credit Real Estate (CLNC) and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Mortgage Capital investors own include CVR Refining (CVRR), New Residential Investment (NRZ), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), NY MTG TR INC/SH (NYMT), Hi-Crush Partners (HCLP), DHT (DHT), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), SEASPAN CORP/SH SH (SSW) and Orchid Island Capital (orc).

Shares of WMC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WMC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $9.90.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital has a market capitalization of $526.88 million and generates $209.36 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $26.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.36 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About Western Asset Mortgage Capital.

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

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]