AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC Stock Sold by Equity Investment Corp

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Nov 11th, 2026

Equity Investment Corp lowered its position in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC – Free Report) by 23.8% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,422,910 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 2,313,134 shares during the quarter. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $67,326,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the second quarter valued at approximately $4,062,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in AGNC Investment during the second quarter worth $704,076,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in AGNC Investment during the second quarter worth $3,560,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its position in AGNC Investment by 25.0% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 713,525 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,777,000 after acquiring an additional 142,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in AGNC Investment in the second quarter worth $10,884,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC opened at $8.74 on Wednesday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1-year low of $8.38 and a 1-year high of $12.19. The stock has a market cap of $11.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 874.87 and a beta of 1.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.40.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.37. The firm had revenue of $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 2.45%. Research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 30th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.5%. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio is 14,400.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Peter Federico sold 67,794 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.87, for a total value of $601,332.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,846,083 shares in the company, valued at $16,374,756.21. This trade represents a 3.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on AGNC shares. Compass Point downgraded 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, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, October 30th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $10.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.12.

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AGNC Investment Profile

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AGNC Investment Corp. is a mortgage real estate investment trust that focuses primarily on investing in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. These securities are backed by mortgages and carry guarantees or support from U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored enterprises. The company’s portfolio includes mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. AGNC finances its investments and uses hedging strategies to manage risks associated with interest rates and mortgage markets.