FWL Investment Management LLC Buys 196,941 Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyFWL Investment Management LLC raised its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC – Free Report) by 31.1% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 829,648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 196,941 shares during the quarter. AGNC Investment comprises approximately 2.3% of FWL Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. FWL Investment Management LLC’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $7,624,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Red Tortoise LLC increased its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 377.4% in the second quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 2,764 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 2,185 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in AGNC Investment by 1,003.0% during the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 3,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its holdings in AGNC Investment by 78.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 32.2% in the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,918 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Transactions at AGNC Investment
In other AGNC Investment news, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 45,798 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total transaction of $470,345.46. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,557,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,994,508.27. This represents a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
AGNC Investment Price Performance
AGNC Investment stock opened at $10.30 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $10.20 and its 200 day moving average is $9.78. AGNC Investment Corp. has a one year low of $7.85 and a one year high of $10.67. The firm has a market cap of $11.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.37 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.31 and a quick ratio of 0.31.
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $836.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $466.39 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 18.84% and a net margin of 24.40%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current year.
AGNC Investment Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 14.0%. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is presently 214.93%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $10.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Monday. UBS Group lifted their price target on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $9.75 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $10.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $10.18.
Check Out Our Latest Research Report on AGNC
AGNC Investment Company Profile
AGNC Investment Corp., formerly American Capital Agency Corp., is a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities on a leveraged basis. Its investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs).
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