Equities Analysts Set Expectations for ARR Q3 Earnings

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT in a report issued on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.77. The consensus estimate for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s current full-year earnings is $3.80 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.15 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on ARR. Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Jones Trading reissued a “hold” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $16.00 price target (up from $14.00) on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $16.00.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Down 0.7%

ARMOUR Residential REIT stock opened at $15.31 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a PE ratio of -63.77 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $16.92. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a twelve month low of $13.18 and a twelve month high of $21.08.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $84.19 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $52.77 million. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a positive return on equity of 15.89% and a negative net margin of 4.55%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ARMOUR Residential REIT

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 927.9% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 1,596 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 184.3% during the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,198 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 1,425 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 139.1% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,675 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 1,556 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 35.2% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,695 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT during the second quarter valued at about $55,000. 54.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a aug 25 dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1,720.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio is -1,200.00%.

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.