Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) Shares Purchased by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY - Free Report) by 7.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 220,404 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after acquiring an additional 14,776 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Annaly Capital Management were worth $4,033,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in Annaly Capital Management by 8.1% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,342,056 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,400,024 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $360,296,000 after purchasing an additional 223,294 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 2.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,638,216 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $172,988,000 after purchasing an additional 241,465 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 238.9% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 5,198,020 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $95,124,000 after purchasing an additional 3,664,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 531.3% in 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 valued at $79,900,000 after purchasing an additional 3,350,435 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.56% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Annaly Capital Management Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Annaly Capital Management stock traded up $0.06 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $20.75. The stock had a trading volume of 8,189,388 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,609,918. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $21.11.

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

Annaly Capital Management Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.53%. Annaly Capital Management's payout ratio is currently 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.