The stock of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (NYSE: ARR) has increased by 0.86 when compared to last closing price of 18.69. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.95% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-23 that mREIT stocks like NREF, ARR, and RWT are well-poised to navigate industry volatility and generate returns in 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (NYSE: ARR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (NYSE: ARR) is above average at 7.99x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.48.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for ARR is 55.44M, and currently, short sellers hold a 11.80% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ARR on December 26, 2024 was 1.68M shares.
ARR’s Market Performance
ARR stock saw an increase of -0.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.86% and a quarterly increase of -6.82%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.93%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.65% for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.99% for ARR stock, with a simple moving average of -3.50% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARR stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for ARR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ARR in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $20 based on the research report published on June 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARR reach a price target of $18.50. The rating they have provided for ARR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 06th, 2023.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to ARR, setting the target price at $9.50 in the report published on February 22nd of the previous year.
ARR Trading at -1.37% 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 -14.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.65%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.93%, as shares surge +0.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARR fell by -0.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $19.04. In addition, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc saw -2.43% 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 Hain Robert C, who purchase 2,500 shares at the price of $19.08 back on Nov 07 ’24. After this action, Hain Robert C now owns 9,023 shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc, valued at $47,698 using the latest closing price.
STATON DANIEL C, the Chairman of the Board of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $19.86 during a trade that took place back on Oct 03 ’24, which means that STATON DANIEL C is holding 24,040 shares at $198,570 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 1.78 for the present operating margin
- 0.91 for the gross margin
The net margin for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc stands at 0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 10.31, with 0.96 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 457.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 66.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 30.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
