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

Barclays PLC boosted its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,552,969 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 71,330 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.18% of AGNC Investment worth $16,242,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 19,712 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $188,000 after buying an additional 1,012 shares during the period. Paragon Capital Management Ltd grew its position in AGNC Investment by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 30,717 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 1,071 shares in the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment by 10.0% during the third quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,947 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $135,000 after purchasing an additional 1,176 shares during the period. Oak Thistle LLC lifted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 4.9% during the second quarter. Oak Thistle LLC now owns 26,815 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 1,251 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 52.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,661 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of AGNC traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $9.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,399,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,085,776. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12-month low of $8.92 and a 12-month high of $10.85. The stock has a market cap of $8.48 billion, a PE ratio of 6.65 and a beta of 1.47. The company's 50 day moving average is $9.79 and its 200 day moving average is $9.96.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last announced 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). The company had revenue of $756.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $219.50 million. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 42.19% and a return on equity of 23.41%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.65 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dec 24 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a yield of 15.1%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is presently 100.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on AGNC. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded AGNC Investment from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Saturday, October 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $10.44.

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).