AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC – Get Free Report) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AGNC Investment | $2.04 billion | 3.40 | $155.00 million | $0.91 | 10.48 |
| American Strategic Investment | $62.71 million | 0.39 | -$105.92 million | ($44.41) | -0.22 |
AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares AGNC Investment and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AGNC Investment | 32.12% | 27.14% | 2.54% |
| American Strategic Investment | -162.43% | -13.63% | -4.88% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for AGNC Investment and American Strategic Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AGNC Investment | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. American Strategic Investment has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.41%. Given AGNC Investment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AGNC Investment is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.
Summary
AGNC Investment beats American Strategic Investment on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AGNC Investment
AGNC Investment Corp., formerly American Capital Agency Corp., is a real estate investment trust. The Company invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities on a leveraged basis. Its investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by the United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs). Its agency securities include agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency RMBS) and to-be-announced forward contracts (TBAs). Its Non-Agency Securities include credit risk transfer securities (CRT), non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Non-Agency RMBS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
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