12,635 Shares in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) Bought by International Private Wealth Advisors LLC

International Private Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 12,635 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximately $231,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NLY. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 238.9% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,198,020 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $95,124,000 after purchasing an additional 3,664,098 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 531.3% during the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 3,981,081 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $79,900,000 after purchasing an additional 3,350,435 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 8.1% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 17,990,064 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $361,061,000 after purchasing an additional 1,342,056 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 5,113.5% during the fourth quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 788,336 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $14,427,000 after purchasing an additional 773,215 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 21.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,057,037 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $61,355,000 after purchasing an additional 541,869 shares during the period. 51.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on NLY shares. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Barclays started coverage on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Argus raised shares of Annaly Capital Management from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $21.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Annaly Capital Management has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $21.44.

Annaly Capital Management Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NLY traded up $0.31 during trading on Friday, reaching $21.24. The stock had a trading volume of 8,174,775 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,668,326. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.67 and a 52 week high of $21.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.36, a P/E/G ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.74.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.05. Annaly Capital Management had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 14.95%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Annaly Capital Management, Inc. will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Annaly Capital Management Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.65 dividend. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.24%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Annaly Capital Management's dividend payout ratio is 163.52%.

About Annaly Capital Management

Annaly Capital Management, Inc, a diversified capital manager, engages in mortgage finance. The company invests in agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; non-agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; mortgage servicing rights; agency commercial mortgage-backed securities; to-be-announced forward contracts; residential mortgage loans; and agency or private label credit risk transfer securities.