Capital Advisors Inc. OK Has $185,000 Stock Position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Capital Advisors Inc. OK decreased its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 99.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,819 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,873,490 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of AGNC. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the second quarter worth $29,000. Worth Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the first quarter worth $35,000. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 128.8% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,580 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 2,015 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, CFO Bernice Bell sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.85, for a total transaction of $98,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 287,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,829,727.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AGNC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 12th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Compass Point initiated coverage on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.25 price target on the stock. Finally, Jonestrading assumed coverage on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Friday, March 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $10.75 price target on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $9.93.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $9.31 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12-month low of $6.81 and a 12-month high of $10.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 931.93 and a beta of 1.45.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $640.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $570.42 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 28.02% and a net margin of 7.59%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.74 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a apr 24 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This represents a dividend yield of 15.4%. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14,414.41%.

AGNC Investment Profile

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).