AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC) traded at $9.75 at last check on current trade day and made an upward move of 0.72% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $9.68 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 1.466 with the day’s price range being $9.659 – $9.82. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 6.82. In terms of its 52-week price range, AGNC has a high of $10.85 and a low of $8.92. The company’s stock has gained about 3.17% over that past 30 days.
AGNC Investment Corp has a market cap of $8.63 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report in February. With its Forward Dividend at 1.44 and a yield of 14.77%, the company’s investors could be anxious for the AGNC stock to gain ahead of the earnings release.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the AGNC stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 50% Sell, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 50% Sell.
Based on estimates by 15 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 4 have rated the AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) stock as a Hold, while 10 rate it as a Buy. 1 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note the current price level is 3.51% off its SMA20 and 2.47% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 61.86 while the volatility over the past week is 1.06% and jumps to 1.45% over the past one month. The beta value is 1.47, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 0.15. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $11, with the estimates having a low of $11 and a high of $12. These price ends are -12.82% and -23.08% off the today’s price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -12.82% if the AGNC share price touches on the median price of $11.
Coming back to AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 18.70 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 17.66 million. Current shares outstanding are 885.64 million.
The insiders hold 0.71% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 40.58%. The data shows that short shares as of 2024-12-31, stood at 51.53 million at a short ratio of 3.09. This represents a 584.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2024-12-31. Shares short rose in December from the previous month at 47.38 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with today’s price pushing the stock 5.86% up in year-to-date price movement.
