Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) closed at $18.73 down -0.27% from its previous closing price of $18.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.6 million shares were traded.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Annaly Capital Management Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 6.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.88.

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 this company, Barclays on January 06, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $19.

On October 31, 2024, Argus Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $21.

Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on September 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $23.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Campbell Steven Francis sold 44,374 shares for $19.57 per share. The transaction valued at 868,399 led to the insider holds 199,967 shares of the business.

Wolfe Serena sold 25,386 shares of NLY for $496,804 on May 13 ’25. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 161,586 shares after completing the transaction at $19.57 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, Serena Wolfe, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,386 shares for $19.49 each.

Valuation Measures:

As of this moment, Annaly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, NLY has reached a high of $22.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.73%.

Shares Statistics:

A total of 605.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 603.39M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.74% stake in the company.

Earnings Estimates

At present, 13.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.71, with high estimates of $0.75 and low estimates of $0.68.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.97 and $2.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.85. EPS for the following year is $2.9, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.1 and $2.8.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 1 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $237M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $237M to a low estimate of $237M. As of the current estimate, Annaly Capital Management Inc’s year-ago sales were $53.56MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $238M. There is a high estimate of $238M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $238M.

A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NLY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $933M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $933M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $933M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $247.8MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.99B and the low estimate is $900M.

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