Mortgage REIT AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) will be reporting earnings this Monday after the bell. Here’s what to look for.
AGNC Investment missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 73.6% last quarter, reporting revenues of $78 million, down 83.3% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a slight miss of analysts’ tangible book value per share estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting AGNC Investment’s revenue to grow 1,246% year on year to $274.9 million, a reversal from the 108% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.41 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
Looking at AGNC Investment’s peers in the banks segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Citigroup delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 3.5%, and Texas Capital Bank reported revenues up 15.2%, topping estimates by 2.7%. Citigroup traded up 2.9% following the results while Texas Capital Bank was also up 4.8%.
Read our full analysis of Citigroup’s results here and Texas Capital Bank’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the banks segment, with share prices up 10.3% on average over the last month. AGNC Investment’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $9.66 (compared to the current share price of $9.26).
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