AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) Shares Purchased by Transcend Capital Advisors LLC

Transcend Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 517,363 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,304 shares during the period. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.08% of AGNC Investment worth $5,075,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AGNC. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in AGNC Investment by 76.5% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,836 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 2,096 shares during the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in AGNC Investment by 66.8% in the 3rd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 6,066 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 2,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in AGNC Investment by 110.8% in the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 6,377 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 3,352 shares during the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of AGNC stock traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.33. 13,154,097 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,943,930. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.25 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.26 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.26. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52-week low of $6.81 and a 52-week high of $10.64.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.02. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 27.92% and a net margin of 32.12%. The company had revenue of $642.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $568.38 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.70 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 2.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a apr 24 dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 15.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio is currently 158.24%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on AGNC. Compass Point assumed coverage on AGNC Investment in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $10.25 price objective on the stock. Jonestrading lowered their target price on AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. JMP Securities restated a “market perform” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Barclays boosted their target price on AGNC Investment from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded AGNC Investment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $9.79.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.35, for a total transaction of $46,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 75,545 shares in the company, valued at $706,345.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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).