Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Annaly Capital Management (NLY)

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/29/2026 – Annaly Capital Management was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 10/22/2026 – Annaly Capital Management was given a new $21.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Annaly Capital Management was given a new $22.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Annaly Capital Management was given a new $21.00 price target by Barclays. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Annaly Capital Management had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $19.00 to $19.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Annaly Capital Management had its price target lowered by JonesTrading from $25.00 to $21.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Annaly Capital Management had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $25.00 to $21.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Annaly Capital Management was given a new $21.00 price target by BTIG Research. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Annaly Capital Management had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Annaly Capital Management Price Performance

NYSE NLY traded up $0.69 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.93. 5,979,501 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,462,259. The company has a market cap of $14.91 billion, a PE ratio of 13.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.90. Annaly Capital Management Inc has a 52 week low of $17.70 and a 52 week high of $24.52.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $637.41 million. Annaly Capital Management had a return on equity of 16.65% and a net margin of 15.52%. On average, research analysts predict that Annaly Capital Management Inc will post 3.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Annaly Capital Management Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 15.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Annaly Capital Management’s payout ratio is 209.79%.

Annaly Capital Management, Inc is a diversified capital manager and mortgage real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NLY. The company primarily invests in and manages residential mortgage-related assets, seeking to generate income through interest-rate spreads, financing, and portfolio management.

Annaly’s investment activities have historically focused on agency mortgage-backed securities, which are backed by federally sponsored entities or government agencies.