AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) Short Interest Down 22.2% in February

AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNCO) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,000 shares, a decline of 22.2% from the January 31st total of 18,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

AGNC Investment Price Performance

AGNC Investment stock opened at $25.73 on Thursday. AGNC Investment has a fifty-two week low of $24.01 and a fifty-two week high of $25.75. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.31.

AGNC Investment Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were paid a $0.6326 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.83%. This is a boost from AGNC Investment’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.41.

AGNC Investment Company Profile

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.