American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): Today's Featured Real Estate Laggard
(
) pushed the Real Estate industry lower today making it today's featured Real Estate laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.5%. By the end of trading, American Capital Agency fell $0.33 (-1.4%) to $22.47 on light volume. Throughout the day, 6,799,782 shares of American Capital Agency exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 9,428,900 shares. The stock ranged in price between $22.42-$23.05 after having opened the day at $22.71 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $22.80. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that declined today were:
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), down 9.2%,
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), down 7.5%,
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), down 7.4% and
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), down 6.5%.
American Capital Agency Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). American Capital Agency has a market cap of $9.1 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 10.7, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 20.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate American Capital Agency a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
American Capital Agency
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full American Capital Agency Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 15.2%,
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), up 8.8%,
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), up 3.6% and
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), up 3.3% , were all gainers within the real estate industry with
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) being today's featured real estate industry leader.
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) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider
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