American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC): Today's Featured Real Estate Winner
(
) pushed the Real Estate industry higher today making it today's featured real estate winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.8%. By the end of trading, American Capital Agency rose 26 cents (0.9%) to $28.14 on light volume. Throughout the day, 3.7 million shares of American Capital Agency exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 6.3 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $27.86-$28.25 after having opened the day at $27.88 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.88. Other companies within the Real Estate industry that increased today were:
(
), up 6.8%,
IRSA Investments and Representations Inc
(
), up 5.7%,
Pacific Office Properties Trust Inc
(
), up 4.3%, and
(
), up 3.9%.
American Capital Agency Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or U.S. American Capital Agency has a market cap of $5.13 billion and is part of the
sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 3.9, equal to the average real estate industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 3% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.
TheStreet Ratings rates American Capital Agency as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally poor debt management, disappointing return on equity and a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full American Capital Agency Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
Income Opportunity Realty Investors
(
), down 17.6%,
(
), down 11.4%,
(
), down 9.5%, and
(
), down 9.2%, were all losers within the real estate industry with
(
) being today's real estate industry loser.
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iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate
(
) while those bearish on the real estate industry could consider
ProShares Short Real Estate Fund
(
).
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