Quantbot Technologies LP Buys Shares of 301,929 AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC)

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 301,929 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $2,781,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. HUB Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in AGNC Investment by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 391,329 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,604,000 after acquiring an additional 43,601 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 49.3% in the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 44,339 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 14,638 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 4th quarter worth $114,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 781,749 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,200,000 after purchasing an additional 85,654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Markets Corp now owns 258,414 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,380,000 after purchasing an additional 51,628 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

Shares of AGNC opened at $10.17 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $10.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.93. The stock has a market cap of $9.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.48 and a beta of 1.50. AGNC Investment Corp. has a one year low of $8.92 and a one year high of $10.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.23.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by ($0.05). AGNC Investment had a net margin of 29.26% and a return on equity of 21.92%. As a group, research analysts predict that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a mar 25 dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 14.1%. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is currently 148.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, Director Frances Spark sold 5,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.10, for a total transaction of $50,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 75,919 shares in the company, valued at approximately $766,781.90. This trade represents a 6.18 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Bernice Bell sold 13,000 shares of AGNC Investment stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.04, for a total value of $130,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 372,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,737,149.04. This represents a 3.37 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on AGNC. Argus raised AGNC Investment to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised AGNC Investment from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on AGNC Investment from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $9.50 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on AGNC Investment from $10.75 to $10.25 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $10.50.

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).