ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) Rating Lowered to Strong Sell at Wall Street Zen

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report released on Saturday, Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. B. Riley Financial decreased their price target on ARMOUR Residential REIT from $18.00 to $14.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday. JonesTrading dropped their price objective on ARMOUR Residential REIT from $19.00 to $15.25 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings cut ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $16.56.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE:ARR opened at $12.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.91 billion, a PE ratio of -429.17 and a beta of 1.42. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a twelve month low of $12.27 and a twelve month high of $19.31.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.71. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a negative net margin of 5.09% and a positive return on equity of 15.90%. The company had revenue of $121.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $119.84 million. On average, analysts anticipate that ARMOUR Residential REIT will post 2.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at ARMOUR Residential REIT

In other news, Chairman Daniel Staton sold 35,583 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.86, for a total value of $564,346.38. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of ARMOUR Residential REIT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp lifted its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,745,078 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $82,802,000 after purchasing an additional 619,020 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT during the 2nd quarter valued at $13,757,000. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 234.6% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 664,247 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,080,000 after purchasing an additional 465,733 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 2.0% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 543,935 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,073,000 after purchasing an additional 10,592 shares during the period. Finally, Ascentis Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 11.3% in the second quarter. Ascentis Wealth Management LLC now owns 395,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,893,000 after purchasing an additional 40,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 54.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting ARMOUR Residential REIT

Here are the key news stories impacting ARMOUR Residential REIT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ARMOUR declared a $0.24 per-share November dividend on its common stock, maintaining an attractive income component for investors. ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces $0.24 November 2026 Dividend on Common Shares
• Positive Sentiment: JonesTrading retained a Buy rating, although it reduced its price target from $19.00 to $15.25. The revised target still implies meaningful upside from recent trading levels, signaling that the firm views the selloff as potentially excessive. JonesTrading stock recommendations
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate report raised the price target for ARMOUR’s preferred stock by 21.05% to $27.74. This may improve sentiment toward the company’s preferred securities, but it has limited direct impact on ARR common shares. ARMOUR preferred stock price target increased
• Negative Sentiment: B. Riley lowered its common-stock price target from $18.00 to $14.50 and shifted to a Neutral rating. Although the new target implies upside, the reduction reflects more cautious expectations. B. Riley stock recommendations
• Negative Sentiment: ARR’s third-quarter earnings were reported at $0.71 per share, below the Zacks consensus estimate of $0.73 and down from $0.72 a year earlier. The miss may pressure the stock despite revenue exceeding expectations. ARMOUR Residential REIT Q3 earnings

About ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities. Its portfolio generally consists of securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or by U.S. government agencies such as Ginnie Mae.

The company invests in a range of agency mortgage securities, including fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, specified pools and to-be-announced securities.