AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Short Interest Update

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 42,250,000 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the October 31st total of 50,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,200,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC traded down $0.10 on Friday, hitting $9.66. 9,931,620 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,103,866. The company's 50 day moving average price is $9.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.97. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $8.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.71 and a beta of 1.47. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $8.79 and a one year high of $10.85.

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

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a nov 24 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a yield of 14.9%. AGNC Investment's payout ratio is currently 100.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AGNC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 16th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of AGNC Investment from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Friday, September 20th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, October 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $10.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 200.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 14,446,725 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $151,113,000 after purchasing an additional 9,639,675 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in AGNC Investment by 314.8% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,842,814 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $40,196,000 after acquiring an additional 2,916,345 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in AGNC Investment during the third quarter worth $17,463,000. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 522.4% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,437,698 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $14,229,000 after acquiring an additional 1,206,714 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 115.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,912,694 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $20,007,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023,275 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

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).