TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE:NLY – Free Report) by 65.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 344,125 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 136,668 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Annaly Capital Management were worth $7,695,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NLY. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Annaly Capital Management by 111.8% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 56,803 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after buying an additional 29,978 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 39.4% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 14,874 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 4,205 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 541,733 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,003,000 after purchasing an additional 80,481 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 20.8% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 17,845 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 833.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,920,617 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $59,318,000 after purchasing an additional 2,607,784 shares during the period. 51.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Annaly Capital Management Price Performance
Shares of NYSE NLY opened at $21.68 on Wednesday. Annaly Capital Management Inc has a one year low of $18.64 and a one year high of $24.52. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.88 billion, a PE ratio of 7.32, a P/E/G ratio of 6.40 and a beta of 1.17.
Annaly Capital Management Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. Annaly Capital Management’s dividend payout ratio is currently 94.59%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have issued reports on NLY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Annaly Capital Management from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. JonesTrading restated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Annaly Capital Management from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Annaly Capital Management from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $23.00 price objective (up from $22.50) on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Annaly Capital Management currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.22.
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Annaly Capital Management Profile
Annaly Capital Management, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in generating income through investment in mortgage-related assets. The company’s core business activities include the acquisition, financing, and management of a diversified portfolio of agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and other real estate debt instruments. Annaly seeks to profit from the spread between the interest earned on its mortgage investments and its cost of funds, as well as from capital gains realized through active portfolio management.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in New York City, Annaly has grown to become one of the largest mortgage REITs in the United States.
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