Barclays PLC Purchases 57,649 Shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR)

Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR - Free Report) by 326.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,303 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after purchasing an additional 57,649 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.12% of Invesco Mortgage Capital worth $708,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital during the second quarter worth $33,000. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital during the third quarter worth approximately $62,000. Zacks Investment Management bought a new stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital during the third quarter valued at approximately $94,000. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital in the third quarter valued at approximately $121,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in Invesco Mortgage Capital in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $134,000. 40.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Invesco Mortgage Capital from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Stock Performance

NYSE:IVR traded up $0.19 on Thursday, hitting $8.10. 894,993 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,448,555. Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. has a 52 week low of $7.47 and a 52 week high of $9.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.75 and a beta of 1.86. The company's 50-day moving average price is $8.24 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.63.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $73.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.38 million. Invesco Mortgage Capital had a net margin of 30.67% and a return on equity of 36.90%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.51 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. will post 3.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 19.76%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 30th. Invesco Mortgage Capital's payout ratio is 133.33%.

About Invesco Mortgage Capital

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests, finances, and manages mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related assets in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that are guaranteed by a U.S.