Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Has $3.44 Million Position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC - Free Report) by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 328,627 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 72,293 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $3,437,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,661 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in AGNC Investment during the 1st quarter worth about $38,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 75.6% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,285 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,275 shares during the period. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S bought a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the first quarter valued at about $53,000. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AGNC shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $10.25 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Compass Point lifted their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $11.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of AGNC Investment from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Maxim Group downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $10.33.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC stock traded up $0.14 on Friday, reaching $10.60. The stock had a trading volume of 13,532,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,979,191. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12 month low of $6.81 and a 12 month high of $10.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.65 and a beta of 1.47. The firm's 50-day moving average is $10.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $695.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $643.29 million. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 16.15% and a return on equity of 26.21%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 52.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a oct 24 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a yield of 14%. AGNC Investment's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 158.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.07, for a total transaction of $50,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 298,182 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,002,692.74. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

About AGNC Investment

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).