AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,000 shares, an increase of 91.0% from the February 28th total of 8,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 36,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.
AGNC Investment Price Performance
AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.67 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $25.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.41. AGNC Investment has a twelve month low of $24.01 and a twelve month high of $25.95.
AGNC Investment Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be paid a $0.5976 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.31%.
About AGNC Investment
AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to housing market in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency.
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