Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGNC or DX?

38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AGNC or DX a better dividend stock?

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. 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. Dynex Capital pays out 264.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dynex Capital has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Dynex Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is AGNC or DX more profitable?

Dynex Capital has a net margin of 20.61% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat Dynex Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	14.91%	20.36%	1.82%
Dynex Capital	20.61%	1.59%	0.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Dynex Capital. Dynex 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.19	$863M	$0.40	23.04
Dynex Capital	$319.53M	4.20	$113.90M	$0.77	16.28

Does the media prefer AGNC or DX?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 9 more articles in the media than Dynex Capital. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for AGNC Investment and 13 mentions for Dynex Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Dynex Capital's score of 0.51 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGNC Investment	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dynex Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynex Capital has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AGNC or DX?

AGNC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $9.79, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. Dynex Capital has a consensus target price of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.05%. Given AGNC Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than Dynex Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Dynex Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

AGNC Investment beats Dynex Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.