What is B. Riley’s Estimate for ARR FY2025 Earnings?

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) – Research analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 23rd. B. Riley analyst T. D’agostino now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $3.10 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $3.15. 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 $0.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.03). ARMOUR Residential REIT had a net margin of 9.01% and a return on equity of 15.37%. The business had revenue of $92.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.25 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.00 EPS.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on ARR. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a report on Friday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.00.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Up 3.0%

ARR stock opened at $16.42 on Monday. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 52 week low of $13.18 and a 52 week high of $19.77. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $15.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 410.38 and a beta of 1.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ARR. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in ARMOUR Residential REIT in the 1st quarter worth about $181,000. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund increased its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 28,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $485,000 after buying an additional 3,453 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank increased its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 31.1% in the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 21,124 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 5,008 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 55,613 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $951,000 after buying an additional 4,200 shares during the period. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 32.8% during the 1st quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 17,418 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.17% of the company’s stock.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 28th. Investors of record on Monday, November 17th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 17.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 17th. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7,200.00%.

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.