AGNC Investment (AGNC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, April 21st. Analysts expect AGNC Investment to post earnings of $0.40 per share and revenue of $436.71 million for the quarter. Individual interested in registering for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.05). AGNC Investment had a net margin of 29.26% and a return on equity of 21.92%. On average, analysts expect AGNC Investment to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNC traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $8.34. 39,122,252 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,721,623. AGNC Investment has a 52 week low of $7.85 and a 52 week high of $10.85. The company has a market cap of $7.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.60 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $9.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.72.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 17.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 148.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AGNC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $11.00 target price on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Argus raised AGNC Investment to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $10.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AGNC Investment news, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $50,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 75,919 shares of the company's stock, valued at $766,781.90. This represents a 6.18 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total transaction of $130,520.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 372,226 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,737,149.04. This represents a 3.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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).