Yousif Capital Management LLC Has $4.03 Million Stock Position in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY)

Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its position in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 220,404 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,776 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Annaly Capital Management were worth $4,033,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NLY. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 209.9% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 850 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in Annaly Capital Management by 70.2% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,568 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 78.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,630 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp increased its stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 2,390 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Annaly Capital Management by 68.1% during the 4th quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. 51.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Annaly Capital Management Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NLY stock opened at $20.50 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $19.35 and a 200-day moving average of $19.71. The firm has a market cap of $11.49 billion, a PE ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has a 12 month low of $17.67 and a 12 month high of $21.11.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.05. Annaly Capital Management had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 14.95%. On average, equities analysts predict that Annaly Capital Management, Inc. will post 2.72 EPS for the current year.

Annaly Capital Management Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.68%. Annaly Capital Management’s dividend payout ratio is 163.52%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on NLY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays began coverage on Annaly Capital Management in a report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $19.00 target price for the company. Argus upgraded Annaly Capital Management from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $21.44.

Annaly Capital Management Profile

Annaly Capital Management, Inc, a diversified capital manager, engages in mortgage finance. The company invests in agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; non-agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; mortgage servicing rights; agency commercial mortgage-backed securities; to-be-announced forward contracts; residential mortgage loans; and agency or private label credit risk transfer securities.