Annaly Capital Management (NLY) Competitors $17.98 +0.15 (+0.86%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.93 -0.05 (-0.29%) As of 04:09 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NLY vs. AGNC, STWD, ARR, ARI, TWO, PMT, DX, MFA, CIM, and RCShould you be buying Annaly Capital Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Annaly Capital Management include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Dynex Capital (DX), MFA Financial (MFA), Chimera Investment (CIM), and Ready Capital (RC). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Annaly Capital Management vs. AGNC Investment Starwood Property Trust ARMOUR Residential REIT Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Two Harbors Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Dynex Capital MFA Financial Chimera Investment Ready Capital AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AGNC or NLY? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment received 163 more outperform votes than Annaly Capital Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.98% of users gave AGNC Investment an outperform vote while only 55.89% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAGNC InvestmentOutperform Votes64760.98% Underperform Votes41439.02% Annaly Capital ManagementOutperform Votes48455.89% Underperform Votes38244.11% Which has higher earnings and valuation, AGNC or NLY? Annaly Capital Management has higher revenue and earnings than AGNC Investment. AGNC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Annaly Capital Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAGNC Investment$973M7.91$863M$0.978.67Annaly Capital Management$1.20B8.97$1.00B$1.5911.31 Does the media prefer AGNC or NLY? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 7 more articles in the media than Annaly Capital Management. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for AGNC Investment and 24 mentions for Annaly Capital Management. Annaly Capital Management's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.60 indicating that Annaly Capital Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AGNC Investment 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Annaly Capital Management 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGNC or NLY a better dividend stock? AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.1%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. AGNC Investment pays out 148.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Annaly Capital Management pays out 176.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate AGNC or NLY? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.85%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus price target of $21.29, indicating a potential upside of 18.41%. Given AGNC Investment's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than Annaly Capital Management.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Annaly Capital Management 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is AGNC or NLY more profitable? AGNC Investment has a net margin of 29.26% compared to Annaly Capital Management's net margin of 20.70%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 21.92% beat Annaly Capital Management's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment29.26% 21.92% 2.00% Annaly Capital Management 20.70%14.95%1.60% SummaryAGNC Investment beats Annaly Capital Management on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Annaly Capital Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NLY 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 NLY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnnaly Capital ManagementReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.75B$6.68B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield16.18%7.46%6.00%4.22%P/E Ratio11.3157.1521.5831.15Price / Sales8.976.5025.4525.69Price / Cash7.1217.3217.6117.53Price / Book0.931.602.574.29Net Income$1.00B$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.50%-0.90%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-16.86%-8.67%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance1.54%4.13%534.69%1.74% Annaly Capital Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.7562 of 5 stars$17.98+0.9%$21.29+18.4%-0.2%$10.75B$1.20B11.31160Short Interest ↑AGNCAGNC Investment4.1363 of 5 stars$8.66-3.6%$10.50+21.3%-7.9%$7.93B$973M8.93N/AUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.0691 of 5 stars$17.69-2.9%$22.07+24.7%-3.1%$5.98B$961.90M15.13290Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.8066 of 5 stars$14.66-2.8%$20.50+39.9%-20.1%$1.17B$-478,000.00-34.04N/AHigh Trading VolumeARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.9829 of 5 stars$8.40-3.7%$9.50+13.1%-21.1%$1.17B$195.66M-8.84N/AAnalyst UpgradeTWOTwo Harbors Investment3.5353 of 5 stars$11.15-3.4%$13.96+25.2%-7.3%$1.16B$510.75M5.28100PMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.4969 of 5 stars$13.14-3.9%$15.20+15.7%-4.5%$1.14B$183.53M9.861Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDXDynex Capital3.9725 of 5 stars$11.79-2.8%$13.56+15.1%+1.3%$1.13B$150.40M8.0220Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeMFAMFA Financial3.5327 of 5 stars$8.96-6.5%$13.70+53.0%-17.5%$917.28M$252.85M11.05350High Trading VolumeCIMChimera Investment4.4476 of 5 stars$11.02-6.1%$16.00+45.2%-7.9%$892.18M$257.93M10.2140RCReady Capital3.0314 of 5 stars$4.68-0.7%$7.50+60.4%-46.9%$801.58M$27.35M-6.66600 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Two Harbors Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ready Capital Alternatives 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 (NYSE:NLY) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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