B. Riley Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for ARR

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) – Equities researchers at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.84. The consensus estimate for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s current full-year earnings is $3.80 per share.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a negative net margin of 0.27% and a positive return on equity of 16.42%. The firm had revenue of $75.29 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.59 million.

ARR has been the topic of several other reports. Janney Montgomery Scott raised ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price target (up previously from $14.00) on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Jones Trading reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.50.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of ARR opened at $16.54 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $17.28. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 12 month low of $13.18 and a 12 month high of $21.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of -47.24 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 317,385 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,986,000 after purchasing an additional 22,563 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 499,742 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,425,000 after acquiring an additional 47,256 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in ARMOUR Residential REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $196,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in ARMOUR Residential REIT in the fourth quarter valued at about $419,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.17% of the company’s stock.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 15th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 17.42%. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -822.86%.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Company Profile

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments.