AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Holdings Raised by Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,897,569 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 105,250 shares during the quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned about 0.21% of AGNC Investment worth $17,477,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Life Planners purchased a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in AGNC Investment during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in AGNC Investment by 94.5% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 4,059 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 1,972 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its position in AGNC Investment by 105.7% during the 3rd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 6,705 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $70,000 after buying an additional 3,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in AGNC Investment by 413.8% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,853 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 7,130 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 2.0 %

NASDAQ AGNC traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $10.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 18,400,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,014,018. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52-week low of $8.92 and a 52-week high of $10.85. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $9.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.56 and a beta of 1.50.

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AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 EPS 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%. Research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a mar 25 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 14.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 148.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AGNC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $11.00 price target on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com raised shares of AGNC Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AGNC Investment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $10.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $130,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 372,226 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,737,149.04. The trade was a 3.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 75,919 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $766,781.90. This represents a 6.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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).