AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) Shares Down Despite Recent Market Volatility

AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC)’s stock price has decreased by -2.46 compared to its previous closing price of 9.76. However, the company has seen a -6.39% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-30 that Ahead of the April 2nd tariff unveiling, US equity markets were under renewed pressure this week on downbeat data showing a further dip in consumer confidence and hotter-than-expected PCE inflation. As a turbulent first quarter wraps up, the updated GDPNow – the Atlanta Fed’s closely watched GDP tracking model – forecasts growth of -2.8% overall and -0.5% on a “gold-adjusted basis.” Posting weekly declines for the seventh time in the past nine weeks, the S&P 500 finished lower by 1.5% – extending its drawdown to 9.3% from its record-highs.

Is It Worth Investing in AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) is above average at 9.91x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.31.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for AGNC is 908.30M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.13% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of AGNC on March 31, 2025 was 21.77M shares.

AGNC’s Market Performance

AGNC stock saw a decrease of -6.39% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.64% and a quarterly a decrease of 0.53%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.08% for AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.02% for AGNC’s stock, with a -4.36% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of AGNC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AGNC stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for AGNC by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for AGNC in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $12 based on the research report published on September 20, 2024 of the previous year 2024.

Janney gave a rating of “Buy” to AGNC, setting the target price at $10.50 in the report published on June 06th of the previous year.

AGNC Trading at -5.94% 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 -12.26% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.08%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.38%, as shares sank -8.72% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.38% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, AGNC fell by -6.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.13. In addition, AGNC Investment Corp saw 3.37% 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 Davis Morris A., who proposed sale 12,122 shares at the price of $10.34 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Davis Morris A. now owns shares of AGNC Investment Corp, valued at $125,341 using the latest closing price.

Davis Morris A., the Former Director of AGNC Investment Corp, proposed sale 57,285 shares at $10.38 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Davis Morris A. is holding shares at $594,332 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for AGNC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.41 for the present operating margin
  • 0.98 for the gross margin

The net margin for AGNC Investment Corp stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 9.58, with 1.08 for asset returns.

Based on AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.44.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -184.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.63.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) has experienced a mixed 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.

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