AGNC Investment (AGNC) Competitors $9.26 -0.02 (-0.16%) As of 10:22 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AGNC vs. PFLT, ARR, DX, IVR, MFA, NLY, O, ORC, TWO, and STWDShould you be buying AGNC Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AGNC Investment include PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Realty Income (O), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Two Harbors Investments (TWO), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. AGNC Investment vs. Its Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Invesco Mortgage Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Realty Income Orchid Island Capital Two Harbors Investments Starwood Property Trust PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PFLT or AGNC more profitable? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 45.36% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Floating Rate Capital45.36% 10.76% 4.65% AGNC Investment 14.91%20.36%1.82% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PFLT or AGNC? 19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PFLT or AGNC a better dividend stock? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PFLT or AGNC? AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPennantPark Floating Rate Capital$84.09M12.68$91.84M$0.9011.94AGNC Investment$584M16.17$863M$0.4023.14 Do analysts recommend PFLT or AGNC? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus target price of $10.96, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.79, suggesting a potential upside of 5.73%. Given AGNC Investment's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media refer more to PFLT or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 12 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AGNC Investment and 6 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 0.08 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AGNC Investment 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, PFLT or AGNC? PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAGNC Investment beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AGNC Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AGNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AGNC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AGNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAGNC InvestmentREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.45B$1.42B$12.03B$9.35BDividend Yield15.47%12.95%5.58%4.09%P/E Ratio23.1616.4019.1419.83Price / Sales16.173.3826.21106.18Price / Cash4.7110.7421.3457.53Price / Book1.010.772.315.72Net Income$863M$79.73M$997.60M$257.51M7 Day Performance-2.06%-1.04%-0.13%0.59%1 Month Performance0.71%4.25%4.62%10.74%1 Year Performance-10.84%-14.77%541.12%15.87% AGNC Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AGNCAGNC Investment3.1358 of 5 stars$9.26-0.2%$9.79+5.7%-11.8%$9.45B$584M23.1650Upcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.7605 of 5 stars$10.81+0.6%$10.92+1.0%-9.1%$1.07B$84.09M7.73658Analyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.0973 of 5 stars$16.73-0.7%$18.50+10.6%-23.8%$1.37B$4.08M-47.79N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionDXDynex Capital3.3655 of 5 stars$12.63-1.0%$12.67+0.3%+0.3%$1.35B$108.02M16.4020Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.4074 of 5 stars$7.55-1.5%$7.25-3.9%-24.2%$497.53M$69.84M17.96N/ANews CoverageMFAMFA Financial3.4059 of 5 stars$9.34-0.3%$12.21+30.8%-20.4%$958.24M$723.97M9.53350Analyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.7534 of 5 stars$19.69-0.1%$20.90+6.1%-5.1%$11.77B$4.84B22.13160Upcoming EarningsORealty Income3.3296 of 5 stars$58.62+2.6%$61.15+4.3%+0.7%$52.93B$5.27B53.29400Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeORCOrchid Island Capital3.3004 of 5 stars$7.07-1.2%N/A-19.4%$895.21M$241.58M17.662,018Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementTWOTwo Harbors Investments3.7487 of 5 stars$10.15-1.3%$13.00+28.1%-28.0%$1.06B$216.08M-19.89100STWDStarwood Property Trust3.1242 of 5 stars$20.85-0.2%$22.00+5.5%+3.3%$7.08B$844.65M21.94290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PFLT Competitors ARR Competitors DX Competitors IVR Competitors MFA Competitors NLY Competitors O Competitors ORC Competitors TWO Competitors STWD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AGNC) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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