AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) EVP Kenneth Pollack Sells 50,000 Shares of Stock

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) EVP Kenneth Pollack sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.11, for a total value of $605,500.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 552,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,688,316.67. This trade represents a 8.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

Shares of AGNC opened at $11.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.23 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 Corp. has a one year low of $7.85 and a one year high of $12.19. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $10.99 and its 200-day moving average is $10.27.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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%. Equities analysts anticipate that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.61 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AGNC Investment

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AGNC. Red Tortoise LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment by 377.4% in the second quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 2,764 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 2,185 shares during the period. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 61.1% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 2,762 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,048 shares during the period. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in AGNC Investment by 1,003.0% in the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 3,629 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 3,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 38.28% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting AGNC Investment

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $12.00 target price (up from $11.00) on shares of AGNC Investment in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on AGNC Investment from $9.50 to $10.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Jones Trading cut AGNC Investment from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $11.00 to $11.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of AGNC Investment from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AGNC Investment presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $11.03.

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.