AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AGNC is 1.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for AGNC is 689.81M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AGNC on April 15, 2024 was 11.68M shares.

AGNC) stock’s latest price update

AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC)’s stock price has dropped by -0.85 in relation to previous closing price of 9.39. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -3.62% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-04-12 that AGNC Investment: I Expect Headwinds Ahead

AGNC’s Market Performance

AGNC’s stock has fallen by -3.62% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -5.58% and a quarterly drop of -6.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.91% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.58% for AGNC Investment Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.91% for AGNC’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.64% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of AGNC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AGNC stocks, with Compass Point repeating the rating for AGNC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AGNC in the upcoming period, according to Compass Point is $10.25 based on the research report published on February 20, 2024 of the current year 2024.

UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AGNC reach a price target of $9. The rating they have provided for AGNC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 06th, 2023.

Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to AGNC, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on November 15th of the previous year.

AGNC Trading at -2.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought AGNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.48% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.91%, as shares sank -3.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.79% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, AGNC fell by -3.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.67. In addition, AGNC Investment Corp saw -5.10% 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 AGNC starting from Kuehl Christopher, who sale 65,000 shares at the price of $9.32 back on Feb 15 ’24. After this action, Kuehl Christopher now owns 651,296 shares of AGNC Investment Corp, valued at $605,800 using the latest closing price.

Bell Bernice, the EVP, CFO of AGNC Investment Corp, sale 10,000 shares at $9.85 during a trade that took place back on Jan 26 ’24, which means that Bell Bernice is holding 287,282 shares at $98,500 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for AGNC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 2.75 for the present operating margin
  • 0.62 for the gross margin

The net margin for AGNC Investment Corp stands at 4.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 1.92, with 0.25 for asset returns.

Based on AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.88 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.0. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.3.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 691.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 24.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0.

Conclusion

In conclusion, AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.

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