Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about AGNC Investment (AGNC) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.AGNC Investment currently has an av ...

Klaus Vedfelt AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) is a well-known mortgage REIT, which often draws the attention of income investors. I've even seen some theses that recommend it as part of an income portfolio. Currently, the shares trade at over a 14% yield, which naturally gets a lot of attention. Yet, given the long-term history of this REIT and its strategy, I don't see this as a viable income investment for those seeking steady, durable cash flow in their portfolio. Rather, I will argue that this is a ...

PM Images AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) is a mortgage REIT, and it is currently sporting a 15% forward yield. It buys Agency MBS assets with short-term leverage through RePo agreements. The first thing I'm going to say is that the 15% forward yield doesn't look sustainable to me, and then I'll spend the rest of the article arguing it could still be a good bet anyway. At the risk of oversimplifying things, when I pull up the latest 10-Q and I scroll down to the income statement, it looks like this: ...

AGNC Investment (AGNC) closed the latest trading day at $9.59, indicating a -0.52% change from the previous session's end. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.03% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.56%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.59%.The real estate investment trust's stock has climbed by 4.33% in the past month, exceeding the Finance sector's gain of 2.95% and the S&P 500's gain of 4.19%.The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of AGNC Inves ...

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.Over the past month, shares of this real estate investment trust have returned +4.4%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +6.1% change. During this period, the Zacks REIT and Equity Trust industry, which AGNC Investment falls in, has gained 7.3%. The key question now is: What could be the ...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for AGNC Investment (AGNC) . Shares have added about 5.4% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is AGNC Investment due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important catalysts. AGNC Investment Q1 Earnings Beat on Higher ...

Prominent billionaire investors shockingly sent two premier income stocks to the chopping block in the March-ended quarter, while piling into a monthly dividend payer with a nearly 15% yield.One of the greatest things about putting your money to work on Wall Street is that there are countless strategies that can make you richer. Regardless of your risk tolerance or area(s) of focus, there are almost certainly individual stocks or exchange-traded funds that can help you grow your wealth.But among these many ...

Sky-high dividend yields suggest these stocks are too hot to handle, but billionaires bought millions of shares in the first quarter.At any given time, you can find at least a handful of dividend-paying stocks that offer ultra-high yields. Unfortunately, the stock market rarely allows dividend yields to rise so high unless there are reasons to expect trouble ahead for the underlying businesses.Since 1928, the S&P 500 index has delivered a total return that works out to 9.7% annually, on average. Thousands o ...

imagedepotpro/E+ via Getty ImagesIn my recent and most popular article to date on Seeking Alpha, I reviewed the top 10 holdings in my Fidelity IRA Income Compounder portfolio that delivers income on a mostly monthly basis that amounts to an average annual yield of about 15% at today’s prices. That piece generated a lot of comments, many that were positive and appreciative and some that were challenging my recommendations. It occurred to me that I probably should have prefaced my article with a bit of ex ...

BETHESDA, Md., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for May 2024. The dividend is payable on June 11, 2024 to common stockholders of record as of May 31, 2024. For further information or questions, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 968-9300 or [email protected]. ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.Founded in 2008, AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) is a leading investor i ...