Virtu Financial LLC Acquires New Position in Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR)

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 33,906 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $273,000. Virtu Financial LLC owned about 0.06% of Invesco Mortgage Capital as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of IVR. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Invesco Mortgage Capital by 427.0% in the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,638 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 3,758 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC bought a new stake in Invesco Mortgage Capital in the third quarter worth $62,000. Zacks Investment Management purchased a new stake in Invesco Mortgage Capital during the third quarter valued at $94,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Invesco Mortgage Capital during the third quarter valued at $121,000. Finally, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,026 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 2,542 shares in the last quarter. 40.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:IVR traded up $0.16 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $8.05. The company had a trading volume of 3,811,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,296,095. The stock has a market cap of $525.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.47. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. has a one year low of $7.48 and a one year high of $9.97.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.21). Invesco Mortgage Capital had a return on equity of 34.61% and a net margin of 20.90%. The company had revenue of $13.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.18 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. will post 2.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Monday, April 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 7th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.90%. Invesco Mortgage Capital's payout ratio is 209.23%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Profile

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests, finances, and manages mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that are guaranteed by a U.S.