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Is It Worth Investing in AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) Right Now?
AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 27.51x compared to its average ratio. AGNC has 36-month beta value of 1.47. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for AGNC is 759.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.60% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AGNC on July 26, 2024 was 12.51M shares.
AGNC’s Market Performance
AGNC stock saw an increase of -2.50% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 3.05% and a quarterly increase of 7.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.86% for AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.27% for AGNC’s stock, with a 5.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AGNC
Janney, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AGNC reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for AGNC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 06th, 2024.
Compass Point gave a rating of “Buy” to AGNC, setting the target price at $10.25 in the report published on February 20th of the current year.
AGNC Trading at 1.33% 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 -6.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.38%, as shares surge +3.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AGNC fell by -2.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.01. In addition, AGNC Investment Corp saw 1.58% 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 AGNC starting from BLANK DONNA, who sale 9,223 shares at the price of $9.74 back on May 14 ’24. After this action, BLANK DONNA now owns 77,319 shares of AGNC Investment Corp, valued at $89,832 using the latest closing price.
Bell Bernice, the EVP, CFO of AGNC Investment Corp, sale 1,500 shares at $9.65 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’24, which means that Bell Bernice is holding 306,473 shares at $14,475 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AGNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.72 for the present operating margin
- 1.01 for the gross margin
The net margin for AGNC Investment Corp stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 5.02, with 0.59 for asset returns.
Based on AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.89 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 8.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.96.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 691.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 20.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 28.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.19for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03.
Conclusion
To put it simply, AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.