Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVRFree Report) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

IVR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $8.25.

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Invesco Mortgage Capital Stock Performance

Shares of IVR opened at $7.38 on Friday. Invesco Mortgage Capital has a 52 week low of $7.10 and a 52 week high of $9.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $794.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.99 and a beta of 1.60. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $7.81 and a 200-day moving average of $8.13.

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVRGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50. The business had revenue of $30.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $46.48 million. Invesco Mortgage Capital had a return on equity of 26.48% and a net margin of 38.01%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Invesco Mortgage Capital will post 2.01 EPS for the current year.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 14th. Investors of record on Monday, July 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 19.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 27th. Invesco Mortgage Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 97.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invesco Mortgage Capital

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IVR. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Invesco Mortgage Capital during the 2nd quarter worth about $69,562,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,727,534 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,180,000 after purchasing an additional 50,548 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,555,890 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $21,495,000 after purchasing an additional 199,259 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,708,181 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $14,369,000 after purchasing an additional 101,303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Invesco Mortgage Capital by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,544,194 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,674,000 after purchasing an additional 113,608 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 40.54% of the company’s stock.

About Invesco Mortgage Capital

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Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE: IVR) is a real estate investment trust that specializes in investing in U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities. The company’s portfolio is weighted toward agency-guaranteed RMBS issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. By focusing on collateral backed by federal agencies, Invesco Mortgage Capital seeks to generate attractive returns while managing credit risk through securities that carry explicit or implicit government guarantees.

To enhance its portfolio yield, the company employs leverage through repurchase agreements, warehouse facilities and debt financing.

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