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Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) closed the day trading at $20.12 up 0.15% from the previous closing price of $20.09. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.33 million shares were traded. NLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.91.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NLY, 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 7.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 7.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.66.
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:
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 Feb 10 ’25 when Finkelstein David L sold 50,000 shares for $20.60 per share. The transaction valued at 1,030,000 led to the insider holds 677,465 shares of the business.
David L. Finkelstein bought 100,000 shares of NLY for $2,062,000 on Feb 10 ’25. On Oct 28 ’24, another insider, Finkelstein David L, who serves as the CEO and CIO of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $19.25 each. As a result, the insider received 962,500 and left with 562,469 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, NLY now has a Market Capitalization of 11636563968 and an Enterprise Value of 102443614208. As of this moment, Annaly’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 82.096.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NLY is 1.32, which has changed by 0.04737115 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NLY has reached a high of $22.11, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.44%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NLY traded about 7.76M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NLY traded about 8886140 shares per day. A total of 578.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 576.61M. Insiders hold about 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.84% stake in the company. Shares short for NLY as of 1741910400 were 10816615 with a Short Ratio of 1.39, compared to 1739491200 on 14539901. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10816615 and a Short% of Float of 2.08.
Dividends & Splits
NLY’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.65, up from 2.6 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12941761The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.56. The current Payout Ratio is 160.39% for NLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-09-26 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
