AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC Position Cut by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lowered its position in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) by 86.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 15,752 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 102,309 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $154,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of AGNC. Red Tortoise LLC grew its position in AGNC Investment by 377.4% in the 2nd quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 2,764 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 2,185 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its position in shares of AGNC Investment by 1,003.0% during the second quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 3,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 3,300 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its holdings in AGNC Investment by 78.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 3,650 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 1,600 shares in the last quarter. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its stake in AGNC Investment by 32.2% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 4,918 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter. 38.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key AGNC Investment News

Here are the key news stories impacting AGNC Investment this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Piper Sandler maintained an Overweight rating on AGNC, citing narrowing agency MBS spreads that should help margins and positioning. Piper Sandler Overweight Note
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call-option activity: traders bought ~169,176 call options (≈327% above average), signalling heightened bullish/speculative interest that can support near-term upward momentum. Traders Buy High Volume of Calls
• Neutral Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a “market perform” (formerly labelled “moderate buy” in some notes) and set a $12 price target, implying modest upside from current levels; mixed signal versus other research. KBW Market Perform / $12 PT
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in the recent release appears anomalous/zeroed (likely a data issue); no clear short squeeze signal can be derived from that report.
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 50,000 shares on Jan. 28 at an average $12.11, reducing his stake by ~8.3% — significant insider selling can weigh on sentiment. SEC Form 4 – Pollack
• Negative Sentiment: EVP Bernice Bell sold 25,000 shares on Jan. 28 at an average $12.14, a ~4.8% reduction in her holdings — further insider liquidity. SEC Form 4 – Bell
• Negative Sentiment: Director Gary D. Kain sold a large block of 700,000 shares on Jan. 29 at an average $11.91, cutting his stake by ~24.2% — the size of this sale is material and likely a leading driver of downward pressure today. SEC Form 4 – Kain
• Negative Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued a downgrade from “moderate buy” to “hold” (reported 1/30), which reduces buy-side analyst support and may amplify selling pressure. KBW Downgrade Report

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered AGNC Investment from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, December 27th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of AGNC Investment from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $12.00 price objective (up from $11.00) on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AGNC Investment in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jones Trading lowered AGNC Investment from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AGNC Investment presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.03.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

NASDAQ AGNC opened at $11.40 on Friday. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $12.19. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.14 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.31 and a current ratio of 0.31.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $995.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $354.75 million. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 19.13% and a net margin of 47.40%. On average, research analysts forecast that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 12.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 30th. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is presently 102.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AGNC Investment

In other AGNC Investment news, EVP Kenneth L. Pollack sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.11, for a total value of $605,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 552,297 shares in the company, valued at $6,688,316.67. This trade represents a 8.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gary D. Kain sold 700,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total transaction of $8,337,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 2,189,091 shares in the company, valued at $26,072,073.81. This represents a 24.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 775,000 shares of company stock valued at $9,246,000. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp. is a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily acquires and manages a portfolio of residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The company employs a leveraged total return strategy, borrowing against its securities to enhance income potential while using interest rate hedges to manage risk. AGNC’s investment objective is to generate attractive monthly dividends and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, AGNC focuses exclusively on U.S.