NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) --

American Capital Agency

(Nasdaq:

AGNC

) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $30.80, above its previous 52-week high of $30.76 with 3.2 million shares traded as of 12 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 4.3 million shares over the past 30 days.

American Capital Agency has a market cap of $5.36 billion and is part of the

financial

sector and

real estate

industry. Shares are up 8.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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. The company has a P/E ratio of 6.1, above the average real estate industry P/E ratio of 4.1 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates American Capital Agency as a

hold

. 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 feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, generally poor debt management and disappointing return on equity. You can view the full

American Capital Agency Ratings Report

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