Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp Has $1.67 Million Holdings in AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 40.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 181,744 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,448 shares during the period. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $1,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in AGNC Investment during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Financial Life Planners bought a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 315.9% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC stock opened at $10.14 on Friday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 52 week low of $8.92 and a 52 week high of $10.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.88. The firm has a market cap of $8.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.42 by ($0.05). AGNC Investment had a net margin of 29.26% and a return on equity of 21.92%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a jan 25 dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 11th. Investors of record on Friday, January 31st will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a yield of 15.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 31st. AGNC Investment’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 148.46%.

Insider Activity at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 75,919 shares in the company, valued at $766,781.90. This represents a 6.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $130,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 372,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,737,149.04. This trade represents a 3.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on AGNC shares. Argus raised AGNC Investment to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.50.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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).