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AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) closed the day trading at $8.44 up 1.08% from the previous closing price of $8.35. In other words, the price has increased by $1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 50.27 million shares were traded. AGNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.32.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AGNC, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 89.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.94 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on September 20, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $12 from $10 previously.
On June 06, 2024, Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $10.50.Janney initiated its Buy rating on June 06, 2024, with a $10.50 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 ’25 when Davis Morris A. bought 12,122 shares for $10.34 per share.
Davis Morris A. bought 57,285 shares of AGNC for $594,332 on Mar 19 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Bell Bernice, who serves as the EVP, CFO of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $10.57 each. As a result, the insider received 105,700 and left with 331,504 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AGNC now has a Market Capitalization of 7993523712 and an Enterprise Value of 52342554624. As of this moment, AGNC’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 53.795.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AGNC is 1.31, which has changed by -0.05803573 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AGNC has reached a high of $10.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.81%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AGNC traded about 26.56M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AGNC traded about 51192590 shares per day. A total of 915.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 908.30M. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.50% stake in the company. Shares short for AGNC as of 1743379200 were 58038838 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1740700800 on 59799048. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 58038838 and a Short% of Float of 6.370000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
AGNC’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.44, up from 1.44 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.17245509The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 12.95.
