Sidoti Research Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for AGM

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) – Equities research analysts at Sidoti reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a report issued on Friday, November 6th. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the credit services provider will post earnings of $20.21 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $20.74. The consensus estimate for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s current full-year earnings is $20.45 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s Q4 2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.58 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.80 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.85 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $5.76 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $6.11 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $6.33 EPS.

AGM has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage from $228.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a report on Friday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $255.00.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of AGM opened at $174.36 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 9.23, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.02. The business has a fifty day moving average of $209.91 and a 200 day moving average of $189.61. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a 52-week low of $136.57 and a 52-week high of $248.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The credit services provider reported $4.82 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.20 by ($0.38). Federal Agricultural Mortgage had a net margin of 28.88% and a return on equity of 19.16%. The company had revenue of $125.25 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.29 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new stake in Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. Nykredit A S bought a new position in Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 3,862.5% in the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 317 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 80.2% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 337 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.03% of the company’s stock.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Company Profile

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, known as Farmer Mac, operates a secondary market that helps provide liquidity to lenders serving U.S. agriculture and rural communities. Established by Congress under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, the company purchases eligible loans and provides guarantees and other financing solutions to lending institutions. Farmer Mac’s offerings support loans for farms and ranches, rural utilities and infrastructure, and other eligible rural borrowers. Its programs also include financing tied to USDA-guaranteed loans.