AGNC Investment Corp [AGNC] moved up 1.17: Why It’s Important

AGNC Investment Corp [NASDAQ: AGNC] stock went on an upward path that rose over 1.17% on Friday, amounting to a one-week price increase of more than 1.37%.

Over the last 12 months, AGNC stock rose by 4.23%. The one-year AGNC Investment Corp stock forecast points to a potential downside of -0.58. The average equity rating for AGNC stock is currently 1.93, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.

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The market cap for the stock reached $8.10 billion, with 782.46 million shares outstanding and 776.20 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 14.46M shares, AGNC stock reached a trading volume of 14089988 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Guru’s Opinion on AGNC Investment Corp [AGNC]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AGNC shares is $10.29 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AGNC stock is a recommendation set at 1.93. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Maxim Group have made an estimate for AGNC Investment Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on July 24, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Janney raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on June 06, 2024, representing the official price target for AGNC Investment Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $10.25, while Compass Point analysts kept a Buy rating on AGNC stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for AGNC Investment Corp is set at 0.13, with the Price to Sales ratio for AGNC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 3.08. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.13, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.44.

AGNC Stock Performance Analysis:

AGNC Investment Corp [AGNC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.37. With this latest performance, AGNC shares gained by 3.50% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.59% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 4.23% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AGNC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 60.51, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 64.45, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 58.30 for AGNC Investment Corp [AGNC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 10.13, while it was recorded at 10.25 for the last single week of trading, and 9.72 for the last 200 days.

AGNC Stock EPS

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AGNC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for AGNC Investment Corp go to -1.81%.

AGNC Investment Corp [AGNC] Institutonal Ownership Details

There are presently around $39.35%, or 39.53%% of AGNC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AGNC stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 68.17 million shares, which is approximately 9.7079%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 37.09 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$353.86 million in AGNC stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$132.73 million in AGNC stock with ownership which is approximately 1.9573%.