ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) Stock Rating Cut to Strong Sell at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday morning,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on ARR. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Zacks Research upgraded ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. B. Riley Financial dropped their target price on ARMOUR Residential REIT from $18.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, JonesTrading cut their price target on ARMOUR Residential REIT from $19.00 to $15.25 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.56.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ARR opened at $12.88 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $14.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $16.24. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 1 year low of $12.27 and a 1 year high of $19.31. The company has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion, a PE ratio of -429.17 and a beta of 1.42.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.71. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a negative net margin of 5.09% and a positive return on equity of 15.90%. The company had revenue of $121.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $119.84 million. On average, equities analysts expect that ARMOUR Residential REIT will post 2.91 EPS for the current year.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 27th. Investors of record on Monday, November 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 22.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 16th. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 77.42%.

Insider Transactions at ARMOUR Residential REIT

In other ARMOUR Residential REIT news, Chairman Daniel Staton sold 35,583 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.86, for a total value of $564,346.38. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ARR. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 15.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,745,078 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $82,802,000 after purchasing an additional 619,020 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in ARMOUR Residential REIT during the second quarter worth approximately $13,757,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 234.6% during the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 664,247 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,080,000 after buying an additional 465,733 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 2.0% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 543,935 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,073,000 after buying an additional 10,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 11.3% during the second quarter. Ascentis Wealth Management LLC now owns 395,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,893,000 after buying an additional 40,000 shares during the last quarter. 54.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More ARMOUR Residential REIT News

Here are the key news stories impacting ARMOUR Residential REIT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ARMOUR declared a $0.24 per-share November dividend on its common stock, maintaining an attractive income component for investors. ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces $0.24 November 2026 Dividend on Common Shares
• Positive Sentiment: JonesTrading retained a Buy rating, although it reduced its price target from $19.00 to $15.25. The revised target still implies meaningful upside from recent trading levels, signaling that the firm views the selloff as potentially excessive. JonesTrading stock recommendations
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate report raised the price target for ARMOUR’s preferred stock by 21.05% to $27.74. This may improve sentiment toward the company’s preferred securities, but it has limited direct impact on ARR common shares. ARMOUR preferred stock price target increased
• Negative Sentiment: B. Riley lowered its common-stock price target from $18.00 to $14.50 and shifted to a Neutral rating. Although the new target implies upside, the reduction reflects more cautious expectations. B. Riley stock recommendations
• Negative Sentiment: ARR’s third-quarter earnings were reported at $0.71 per share, below the Zacks consensus estimate of $0.73 and down from $0.72 a year earlier. The miss may pressure the stock despite revenue exceeding expectations. ARMOUR Residential REIT Q3 earnings

About ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities. Its portfolio generally consists of securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or by U.S. government agencies such as Ginnie Mae.

The company invests in a range of agency mortgage securities, including fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, specified pools and to-be-announced securities.