Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Has $2.71 Million Position in AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lifted its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCFree Report) by 36.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 270,597 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 72,316 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $2,714,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Avion Wealth raised its position in AGNC Investment by 286.3% during the first quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 2,727 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 2,021 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 61.1% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,048 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 100.9% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 3,365 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC bought a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC opened at $11.22 on Monday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52 week low of $9.11 and a 52 week high of $12.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.59 and a 200-day moving average of $10.82.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.06. The business had revenue of ($114.00) million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.57 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 18.31% and a net margin of 39.50%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.57 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, July 31st. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is 119.01%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Donna Blank sold 22,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.78, for a total value of $237,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 96,471 shares in the company, valued at $1,039,957.38. This trade represents a 18.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 64,412 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $713,684.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,927,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,352,079.64. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 215,234 shares of company stock worth $2,364,022. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on AGNC. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $11.50 target price (up from $11.00) on shares of AGNC Investment in a research note on Friday. Compass Point cut shares of AGNC Investment from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $11.50 target price for the company. in a report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.50 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.33.

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About AGNC Investment

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AGNC Investment Corp. is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily acquires and manages a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The company employs a leveraged total return strategy, borrowing against its securities to enhance income potential while using interest rate hedges to manage risk. AGNC’s investment objective is to generate attractive monthly dividends and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, AGNC focuses exclusively on U.S.

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