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

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 47,380,000 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the November 15th total of 42,250,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.6 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on AGNC. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 9th. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of AGNC Investment from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered AGNC Investment from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, October 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AGNC Investment has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in AGNC Investment by 2.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,768,305 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $70,796,000 after buying an additional 162,152 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in 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 worth $151,113,000 after purchasing an additional 9,639,675 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 279.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 239,493 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,505,000 after purchasing an additional 176,301 shares in the last quarter. Equity Investment Corp boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 2.1% during the third quarter. Equity Investment Corp now owns 7,274,167 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $76,088,000 after buying an additional 149,775 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 945.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,072,039 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $102,489,000 after buying an additional 969,475 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $9.58. The company had a trading volume of 12,399,522 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,085,776. The company has a current ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment has a 12 month low of $8.92 and a 12 month high of $10.85. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.96. The stock has a market cap of $8.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.65 and a beta of 1.47.

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

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

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

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).