AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Shares Acquired by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 4.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,552,969 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 71,330 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned about 0.18% of AGNC Investment worth $16,242,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 0.9% during the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 276,252 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,890,000 after purchasing an additional 2,365 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in AGNC Investment by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 42,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $448,000 after buying an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC increased its position in AGNC Investment by 25.1% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 335,767 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,512,000 after buying an additional 67,305 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in AGNC Investment in the third quarter valued at approximately $130,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 30.9% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,289 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 3,607 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNC opened at $9.58 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $9.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.96. AGNC Investment Corp. has a twelve month low of $8.92 and a twelve month high of $10.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.48 billion, a PE ratio of 6.65 and a beta of 1.47.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.04). AGNC Investment had a net margin of 42.19% and a return on equity of 23.41%. The business had revenue of $756.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $219.50 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.65 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dec 24 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 15.1%. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AGNC. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of AGNC Investment from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a report on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 9th. StockNews.com lowered AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 19th. Finally, JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $10.44.

About AGNC Investment

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).