Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for AGNC Investment (AGNC)

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/30/2026 – AGNC Investment was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 10/23/2026 – AGNC Investment had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $8.00 to $8.50. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $11.00 to $10.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by Barclays from $10.00 to $9.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $12.00 to $10.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/17/2026 – AGNC Investment was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 10/9/2026 – AGNC Investment had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $12.00 to $10.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – AGNC Investment was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.

AGNC Investment Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AGNC traded up $0.34 on Wednesday, reaching $8.88. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 17,482,691 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,899,354. The firm has a market cap of $11.31 billion, a PE ratio of 888.39 and a beta of 1.40. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $9.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.47. AGNC Investment Corp. has a 1-year low of $8.38 and a 1-year high of $12.19.

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.37. AGNC Investment had a return on equity of 18.74% and a net margin of 2.45%. The business had revenue of $1.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.06 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that AGNC Investment Corp. will post 1.56 EPS for the current year.

AGNC Investment Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 10th. Investors of record on Friday, October 30th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 30th. AGNC Investment’s payout ratio is currently 14,400.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AGNC Investment news, CEO Peter Federico sold 67,794 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.87, for a total transaction of $601,332.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,846,083 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,374,756.21. This represents a 3.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

AGNC Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests primarily in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. government agency. These investments are commonly referred to as agency mortgage-backed securities.

The company seeks to generate income through the difference between the yield on its investment portfolio and its borrowing costs, while managing interest-rate, prepayment and other market risks.