AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Shares Acquired by Guggenheim Capital LLC

Guggenheim Capital LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 126.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,287 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 30,835 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $509,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Barclays PLC lifted its position in AGNC Investment by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,552,969 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $16,242,000 after acquiring an additional 71,330 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in AGNC Investment by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 96,081 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,005,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in AGNC Investment during the 3rd quarter valued at about $142,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in AGNC Investment by 35.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 584,370 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,060,000 after buying an additional 154,029 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Confluence Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $386,000. 38.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ AGNC traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $9.06. The stock had a trading volume of 7,733,171 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,131,919. The business's fifty day moving average price is $9.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.65. The firm has a market cap of $8.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.34 and a beta of 1.32. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52-week low of $7.85 and a 52-week high of $10.85. 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 (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 29.26%. The firm had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $436.71 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.58 earnings per share. Analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AGNC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com raised AGNC Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Argus raised AGNC Investment to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $10.11.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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).