Is AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC)’s Stock Ready To Increase In Value?

In the last trading session, 12.51 million shares of the AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC) were traded, and its beta was 1.44. Most recently the company’s share price was $9.20, and it changed around $0.05 or 0.55% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $6.40B. AGNC currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $10.64, offering almost -15.65% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $6.81, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 25.98% since then. We note from AGNC Investment Corp’s average daily trading volume that its 3-month average coming to 11.45 million.

AGNC Investment Corp stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Hold, based on a mean score of 1.86. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 1 out of 9 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 0 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 7 recommended AGNC as a Hold, whereas 1 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. AGNC Investment Corp is expected to report earnings per share of $AGNG for the current quarter.

AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC) trade information

Instantly AGNC has showed a green trend with a performance of 0.55% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the green territory. The company’s shares are currently down -6.22% year-to-date, but still up 0.77% over the last five days. On the other hand, AGNC Investment Corp (NASDAQ:AGNC) is -6.41% down in the 30-day period.

The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $9.93, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 7.35% from its current value. Analyst projections state that AGNC is forecast to be at a low of $8 and a high of $11.5.

AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) estimates and forecasts

AGNC Investment Corp share prices are performing particularly well not compared to other companies within the same industry. As is evident from the statistics, the company’s shares have risen 11.38 percent over the past six months and at a -17.24% annual growth rate that is well below the industry average of -10.30%.

Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a negative earnings growth rate of -24.53%. AGNC Investment Corp earnings are expected to increase by -17.11% in 2024, but the outlook is negative -1.81% per year for the next five years.

AGNC Dividends

AGNC Investment Corp’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in May. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 15.65 percent and its annual dividend per share was 1.44. It is important to note, however, that the 15.65% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.