Winch Advisory Services LLC Acquires 5,210 Shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Winch Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 81.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,617 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,210 shares during the period. Winch Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $107,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new stake in AGNC Investment in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,661 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 315.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,905 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 2,966 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quarry LP grew its stake in AGNC Investment by 75.6% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,285 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 2,275 shares during the period. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:AGNC opened at $9.39 on Thursday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1 year low of $8.92 and a 1 year high of $10.85. The company has a market cap of $8.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.52 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 0.23 and a quick ratio of 0.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $9.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.90.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $756.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $219.50 million. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 42.19% and a return on equity of 23.41%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.65 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.94 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a jan 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 31st. This represents a yield of 15.5%. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 100.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on AGNC shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised AGNC Investment from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $10.00 to $12.00 in a research report on Friday, September 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $10.44.

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).