Why AGNC Investment's Net Interest Spread Matters More Than Its 14% Dividend Yield
This mREIT's core business is gradually stabilizing in this choppy market.
AGNC - AGNC Investment Corp.
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
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PRICE TARGET:
$11.13
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HIGH:
$12.00
LOW:
$10.00
MEDIAN:
$11.25
CONSENSUS:
$11.13
UPSIDE:
9.01%
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Price Targets
AGNC Investment price target lowered to $12 from $13 at RBC Capital
$12.00
(was $10.97)
Kenneth Lee
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RBC Capital
AGNC Investment price target raised to $11 from $10.50 at UBS
$11.00
(was $10.97)
UBS
AGNC Investment price target raised to $13 from $11 at RBC Capital
$13.00
(was $11.82)
Kenneth Lee
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RBC Capital
AGNC Investment price target raised to $11.50 from $11 at Piper Sandler
$11.50
(was $11.57)
Piper Sandler
AGNC Investment price target raised to $10 from $9 at Barclays
$10.00
(was $11.07)
Terry Ma
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Barclays
AGNC Investment price target raised to $10.50 from $10 at Piper Sandler
$10.50
(was $9.99)
Piper Sandler
AGNC Investment price target lowered to $10 from $11 at Wells Fargo
$10.00
(was $8.61)
Donald Fandetti
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Wells Fargo
Piper Sandler Reiterates Overweight Rating on AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC)
$11.00
(was $10.60)
Kevin Barker
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Piper Sandler
AGNC Investment upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo
$12.00
(was $10.56)
Donald Fandetti
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Wells Fargo
AGNC Investment price target raised to $11 from $10 at RBC Capital
$11.00
(was $10.04)
Kenneth Lee
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RBC Capital
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$8.00
(was $9.01)
Mark Devries
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Barclays
AGNC should be owned as volatility normalizes, says Keefe Bruyette
$10.28
(was $10.69)
Bose George
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KBW
Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on AGNC Investment, Lowers Price Target to $13
$13.00
(was $11.11)
Barclays
JP Morgan Downgrades AGNC Investment to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $11.5
$11.50
(was $11.41)
J.P. Morgan