Marshall Wace LLP Buys 674,163 Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 3,239.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 694,971 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 674,163 shares during the quarter. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.08% of AGNC Investment worth $6,401,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of AGNC. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 126.0% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 18,018 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 10,045 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its stake in AGNC Investment by 4,964.4% during the 4th quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 872,856 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $8,142,000 after purchasing an additional 855,621 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC raised its holdings in AGNC Investment by 40.4% during the fourth quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 24,941 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 7,181 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC raised its holdings in AGNC Investment by 126.1% during the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 55,287 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $509,000 after buying an additional 30,835 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Icon Advisers Inc. Co. bought a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the fourth quarter valued at $3,473,000. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC stock opened at $8.61 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23. The firm has a market cap of $7.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.88 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 firm's 50-day simple moving average is $9.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.69.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $436.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a apr 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 17.7%. AGNC Investment's payout ratio is 148.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AGNC has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jones Trading lowered their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised AGNC Investment from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Argus raised shares of AGNC Investment to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.11.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related 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 value of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by 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).

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