AGNC Investment (AGNC) Projected to Post Earnings on Monday

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) is projected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Monday, July 21st. Analysts expect AGNC Investment to post earnings of $0.42 per share and revenue of $447.37 million for the quarter.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.03. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 14.91% and a return on equity of 20.36%. The business had revenue of $846.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $436.71 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.58 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect AGNC Investment to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC opened at $9.40 on Monday. AGNC Investment has a one year low of $7.85 and a one year high of $10.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.50 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.28 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $9.43.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a jul 25 dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 31st will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 31st. This represents a yield of 15.2%. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is presently 360.00%.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 17,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.03, for a total transaction of $158,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 447,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,044,004.23. This represents a 3.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Donna Blank sold 17,218 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.67, for a total transaction of $149,280.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 90,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $783,291.15. This trade represents a 16.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 139,384 shares of company stock worth $1,228,039. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AGNC Investment

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in AGNC Investment by 38.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 24,941 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 6,923 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 51.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 64,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $614,000 after purchasing an additional 21,897 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 16.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,811,782 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,937,000 after acquiring an additional 387,524 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AGNC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $10.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $8.50 to $9.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $8.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Jones Trading reduced their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.25 to $9.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $9.79.

About AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp., formerly American Capital Agency Corp., is a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities on a leveraged basis. Its investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs).