AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Stake Boosted by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 59.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 171,848 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after buying an additional 64,099 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.'s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,583,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its position in AGNC Investment by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 18,505 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $170,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its position in AGNC Investment by 10.0% during the third quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,947 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 1,176 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 0.6% during the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 222,450 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $2,327,000 after purchasing an additional 1,290 shares during the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 4.2% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 34,618 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $362,000 after purchasing an additional 1,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 33,854 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,551 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company's stock.

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AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of AGNC traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $10.54. 32,458,184 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,638,191. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.91. The company has a market cap of $9.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 1.48. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1-year low of $8.92 and a 1-year 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.05). AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 21.92% and a net margin of 29.26%. Research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a feb 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 13.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. AGNC Investment's payout ratio is 148.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on AGNC shares. Royal Bank of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $11.00 price objective on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AGNC Investment currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.50.

Insider Transactions at AGNC Investment

In other news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of AGNC Investment 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 sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 372,226 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,737,149.04. The trade was a 3.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total value of $50,500.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 75,919 shares in the company, valued at approximately $766,781.90. The trade was a 6.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

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).