ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) Stock: A Look at the Analyst Recommendations

compared to its average ratio and a 36-month beta value of 1.23. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The average price point forecasted by analysts for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) is $5.50, which is $0.6 above the current market price. The public float for ARR is 226.80M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.63% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ARR on September 18, 2023 was 7.20M shares.

ARR) stock’s latest price update

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (NYSE: ARR)’s stock price has increased by 0.62 compared to its previous closing price of 4.87. However, the company has seen a 1.45% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2023-09-14 that AAP, ARR and CBRE have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on September 14, 2023.

ARR’s Market Performance

ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) has experienced a 1.45% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 2.73% rise in the past month, and a -5.95% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.19% for ARR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.16% for ARR stock, with a simple moving average of -8.04% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of ARR

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARR stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for ARR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ARR in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $9.50 based on the research report published on February 22, 2022 of the previous year 2022.

ARR Trading at -1.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought ARR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.34% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.19%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.02%, as shares surge +4.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.97% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, ARR rose by +1.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.66% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.85. In addition, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. saw -12.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARR starting from Zimmer Jeffrey J, who sale 33,378 shares at the price of $5.82 back on Dec 22. After this action, Zimmer Jeffrey J now owns 193,476 shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc., valued at $194,313 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for ARR

The total capital return value is set at -1.66, while invested capital returns managed to touch -20.38. Equity return is now at value -9.20, with -0.90 for asset returns.

Based on ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR), the company’s capital structure generated 581.02 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 85.32.

When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -58.44, with the company’s debt to enterprise value settled at 0.92. The receivables turnover for the company is -44.59 and the total asset turnover is -0.12.

Conclusion

To put it simply, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.