B. Riley Expects Lower Earnings for ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) – Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.77. The consensus estimate for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s current full-year earnings is $3.80 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.04). ARMOUR Residential REIT had a negative net margin of 4.55% and a positive return on equity of 15.89%. The business had revenue of $84.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.77 million.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on ARR. Jones Trading reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price target (up from $14.00) on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.00.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Price Performance

ARMOUR Residential REIT stock opened at $15.42 on Wednesday. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 12-month low of $13.18 and a 12-month high of $21.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of -64.25 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $16.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $16.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 927.9% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,596 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 184.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,198 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,425 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 139.1% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,675 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,556 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,695 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 311.2% during the 2nd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 3,388 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,564 shares during the period. 54.17% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1,720.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio is presently -1,200.00%.

About ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments.