AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC)’s stock price has decreased by -0.91 compared to its previous closing price of 8.76. However, the company has seen a -4.30% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-05 that During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
Is It Worth Investing in AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) is 22.17x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AGNC is 1.30. Analysts have varying 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 1.01B and currently, short sellers hold a 5.56% of that float. On May 07, 2025, AGNC’s average trading volume was 30.16M shares.
AGNC’s Market Performance
The stock of AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) has seen a -4.30% decrease in the past week, with a -3.34% drop in the past month, and a -13.80% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.68%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.89% for AGNC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.84% for AGNC stock, with a simple moving average of -11.52% for the last 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 -8.08% 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 -20.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.68%, as shares surge +0.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AGNC fell by -4.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.61. In addition, AGNC Investment Corp saw -5.75% 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 BLANK DONNA, who proposed sale 17,218 shares at the price of $8.67 back on May 06 ’25. After this action, BLANK DONNA now owns shares of AGNC Investment Corp, valued at $149,280 using the latest closing price.
Mullings Paul E, the Director of AGNC Investment Corp, sale 13,500 shares at $8.84 during a trade that took place back on May 02 ’25, which means that Mullings Paul E is holding 135,146 shares at $119,394 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AGNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 2.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.96 for the gross margin
The net margin for AGNC Investment Corp stands at 0.44. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 5.05, with 0.56 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 8.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.15.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 31.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 83.05.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
