The stock of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) has decreased by -1.27 when compared to last closing price of 19.69.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -2.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 24/7 Wall Street reported 2024-03-31 that We’ve found five stocks that pay yields of around 6% or more and that appear to be capable of maintaining those yields for the next 12 months.
Is It Worth Investing in Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for NLY is also noteworthy at 1.59. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NLY is 498.18M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.78% of that float. The average trading volume of NLY on April 02, 2024 was 3.75M shares.
NLY’s Market Performance
The stock of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) has seen a -2.61% decrease in the past week, with a 1.83% rise in the past month, and a -2.21% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.61% for NLY. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.97% for NLY’s stock, with a simple moving average of 1.83% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NLY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NLY stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for NLY by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for NLY in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $19 based on the research report published on December 06, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NLY reach a price target of $24, previously predicting the price at $21. The rating they have provided for NLY stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 18th, 2023.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to NLY, setting the target price at $21.50 in the report published on May 02nd of the previous year.
NLY Trading at 0.83% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NLY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.74%, as shares surge +0.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.30% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NLY fell by -2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.64. In addition, Annaly Capital Management Inc saw 0.36% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NLY starting from Finkelstein David L, who sale 50,000 shares at the price of $19.03 back on Feb 12 ’24. After this action, Finkelstein David L now owns 662,469 shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc, valued at $951,500 using the latest closing price.
Finkelstein David L, the CEO and CIO of Annaly Capital Management Inc, sale 50,000 shares at $17.04 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’23, which means that Finkelstein David L is holding 545,259 shares at $852,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NLY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.54 for the present operating margin
- 1.01 for the gross margin
The net margin for Annaly Capital Management Inc stands at 1.13. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -14.59, with -1.88 for asset returns.
Based on Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.54 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -1.6 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -16.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -15.23. The receivables turnover for the company is -0.38for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is -0.02.
Conclusion
In summary, Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
