Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) Position Increased by Values First Advisors Inc.

Values First Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 30,324 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,575 shares during the quarter. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Annaly Capital Management were worth $555,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NLY. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Annaly Capital Management by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 9,121 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $167,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 18,022 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its position in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 2,390 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wesbanco Bank Inc. now owns 21,314 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $428,000 after purchasing an additional 584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KG&L Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Annaly Capital Management by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 30,648 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $561,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares during the period. 51.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Annaly Capital Management Price Performance

NYSE NLY opened at $20.69 on Thursday. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $21.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.60 billion, a PE ratio of 13.01, a P/E/G ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 1.52. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 0.12 and a quick ratio of 0.08.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.05. Annaly Capital Management had a return on equity of 14.95% and a net margin of 20.70%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Annaly Capital Management, Inc. will post 2.81 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Annaly Capital Management Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. Annaly Capital Management’s payout ratio is currently 163.52%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Argus raised Annaly Capital Management from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays began coverage on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $22.00 price target on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research note on Monday. Finally, JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.44.

Annaly Capital Management Profile

Annaly Capital Management, Inc, a diversified capital manager, engages in mortgage finance. The company invests in agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; non-agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; mortgage servicing rights; agency commercial mortgage-backed securities; to-be-announced forward contracts; residential mortgage loans; and agency or private label credit risk transfer securities.