AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Stock Holdings Lessened by Dark Forest Capital Management LP

Dark Forest Capital Management LP cut its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 56.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 166,078 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after selling 213,851 shares during the quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,530,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 83,316,872 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $767,348,000 after acquiring an additional 10,316,999 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter worth approximately $87,269,000. PL Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in AGNC Investment by 821.0% during the fourth quarter. PL Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,464,956 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $50,332,000 after purchasing an additional 4,871,584 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,840,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 18.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,614,721 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $134,645,000 after purchasing an additional 2,311,105 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company's stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNC traded up $0.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $8.85. 36,518,210 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,098,141. The business's 50-day moving average price is $9.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.68. The company has a market capitalization of $8.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.12 and a beta of 1.32. AGNC Investment Corp. has a twelve month low of $7.85 and a twelve month high of $10.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 0.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 29.26% and a return on equity of 21.92%. The firm had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.58 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a yield of 17.7%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio is presently 360.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Jones Trading decreased their target price on AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $11.00 price target on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of AGNC Investment to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $10.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $130,520.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 372,226 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,737,149.04. This represents a 3.37 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 75,919 shares in the company, valued at $766,781.90. The trade was a 6.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.42% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

AGNC Investment 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).