Brokers Set Expectations for AGM Q1 Earnings

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $4.82 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s current full-year earnings is $17.60 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s Q2 2027 earnings at $5.11 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.22 EPS.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The credit services provider reported $4.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.43 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $105.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $100.94 million. Federal Agricultural Mortgage had a net margin of 13.14% and a return on equity of 18.86%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $217.00 to $219.00 in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.00.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of AGM stock opened at $170.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a fifty-two week low of $155.00 and a fifty-two week high of $217.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $175.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $182.29.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s payout ratio is presently 34.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Federal Agricultural Mortgage

In other Federal Agricultural Mortgage news, CEO Bradford T. Nordholm sold 4,224 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.12, for a total transaction of $870,650.88. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 32,770 shares in the company, valued at $6,754,552.40. The trade was a 11.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Gregory Ramsey sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.71, for a total transaction of $310,065.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 3,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $637,700.35. The trade was a 32.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 6,017 shares of company stock worth $1,240,807 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Federal Agricultural Mortgage

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 12,800.0% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 129 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the first quarter worth about $34,000. KBC Group NV bought a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 124.0% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 271 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 205.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 318 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.03% of the company’s stock.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Company Profile

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation provides a secondary market for various loans made to borrowers in the United States. It operates through four segments: Corporate AgFinance, Farm & Ranch, Rural Utilities, and Renewable Energy. The company’s Agricultural Finance line of business engages in purchasing and retaining eligible loans and securities; guaranteeing the payment of principal and interest on securities that represent interests in or obligations secured by pools of eligible loans; servicing eligible loans; and issuing LTSPCs for eligible loans.