40,858 Shares in Annaly Capital Management Inc $NLY Purchased by Two Sigma Securities LLC

Posted by Brian Himes on Sep 1st, 2026

Two Sigma Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE:NLY – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 40,858 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $914,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NLY. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 111.8% during 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 in 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 buying an additional 4,205 shares in the last quarter. 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 buying an additional 80,481 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 20.8% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 17,845 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $362,000 after acquiring an additional 3,074 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 833.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 2,607,784 shares during the period. 51.56% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NLY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BTIG Research set a $24.00 price target on Annaly Capital Management in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Annaly Capital Management from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Annaly Capital Management from $24.50 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Annaly Capital Management from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.33.

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Annaly Capital Management Price Performance

NYSE NLY opened at $22.94 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $22.39. Annaly Capital Management Inc has a 1 year low of $20.00 and a 1 year high of $24.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.29 billion, a PE ratio of 5.75, a P/E/G ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 1.16.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $639.80 million. Annaly Capital Management had a net margin of 43.66% and a return on equity of 16.00%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Annaly Capital Management Inc will post 3.09 EPS for the current year.

Annaly Capital Management Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 30th. This is a positive change from Annaly Capital Management’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.70. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.1%. Annaly Capital Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 75.19%.

Annaly Capital Management Company Profile

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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.