ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) Stock Holdings Increased by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC raised its position in ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR - Free Report) by 300.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 124,470 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 93,397 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.22% of ARMOUR Residential REIT worth $2,539,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ARR. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 67.8% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,374 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 304.3% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,720 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 5,058 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 36.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 7,486 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 2,003 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT in the 2nd quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 19.7% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 14,057 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 2,311 shares during the period. 54.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ARMOUR Residential REIT news, Director Robert C. Hain acquired 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $19.08 per share, for a total transaction of $47,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 9,023 shares in the company, valued at $172,158.84. This represents a 38.33 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Daniel C. Staton bought 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $19.86 per share, for a total transaction of $198,600.00. Following the purchase, the chairman now owns 24,040 shares in the company, valued at approximately $477,434.40. This trade represents a 71.23 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.35% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE ARR traded down $0.17 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $18.68. 1,092,654 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,257,019. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $19.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.92 and a beta of 1.49. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. has a 52-week low of $17.35 and a 52-week high of $21.93.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.01. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 24.17%. The company had revenue of $127.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.95 million. On average, analysts forecast that ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. will post 3.91 earnings per share for the current year.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. ARMOUR Residential REIT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 122.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ARR. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 25th.

About ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments.