Sidoti Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for AGM

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a research note issued on Friday, November 6th. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the credit services provider will earn $20.21 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $20.74. The consensus estimate for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s current full-year earnings is $20.45 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.80 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.85 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $5.76 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $6.11 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $6.33 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Federal Agricultural Mortgage from $228.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Federal Agricultural Mortgage presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $255.00.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of AGM stock opened at $181.19 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.02. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a 12-month low of $136.57 and a 12-month high of $248.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $210.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.62.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The credit services provider reported $4.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.20 by ($0.38). Federal Agricultural Mortgage had a return on equity of 18.90% and a net margin of 29.98%. The firm had revenue of $125.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.29 million.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $1.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 33.86%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the second quarter worth about $50,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 3,862.5% in the second quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 317 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 80.2% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 337 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. 68.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Federal Agricultural Mortgage

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, known as Farmer Mac, operates a secondary market that helps provide liquidity to lenders serving U.S. agriculture and rural communities. Established by Congress under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, the company purchases eligible loans and provides guarantees and other financing solutions to lending institutions.

Farmer Mac’s offerings support loans for farms and ranches, rural utilities and infrastructure, and other eligible rural borrowers.