Fieldview Capital Management LLC Acquires Shares of 170,640 AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC

Fieldview Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 170,640 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $1,829,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. now owns 89,656 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $961,000 after acquiring an additional 21,009 shares in the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth approximately $118,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 180,315 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,933,000 after acquiring an additional 19,851 shares in the last quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,118 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 2,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 33.6% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 13,497 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $145,000 after acquiring an additional 3,394 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.50 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AGNC Investment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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 report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of AGNC Investment in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $11.06.

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AGNC Investment Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of AGNC stock opened at $10.31 on Friday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 12-month low of $9.05 and a 12-month high of $12.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.52 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.51 and a 200-day moving average of $10.77.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.06. AGNC Investment had a net margin of 39.50% and a return on equity of 18.31%. The company had revenue of ($114.00) million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.57 million. Research analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.56 earnings per share for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.0%. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is 119.01%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other news, Director Donna Blank sold 22,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.78, for a total value of $237,160.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 96,471 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,039,957.38. The trade was a 18.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Peter J. Federico sold 64,412 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.08, for a total transaction of $713,684.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,927,083 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,352,079.64. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 215,234 shares of company stock valued at $2,364,022 in the last three months. 0.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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AGNC Investment Company Profile

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AGNC Investment Corp. is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily acquires and manages a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The company employs a leveraged total return strategy, borrowing against its securities to enhance income potential while using interest rate hedges to manage risk. AGNC’s investment objective is to generate attractive monthly dividends and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, AGNC focuses exclusively on U.S.

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