SeekingAlpha · Oct 12, 2026
AGNC Investment: The 17% Yield Is Hiding A Book Value Disaster
AGNC Investmentâs 17% yield faces risks from leverage, rising rates, and falling book value. Click here to read this latest analysis of AGNC stock.
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NASDAQ · AGNC
AGNC Investment Corp.
Real Estate · REIT - Mortgage
$8.44
Up+$0.36 (+4.27%)
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 10:26 PM
SID Score
5.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 12.42B
- P/E ratio
- 7.31
- Dividend yield
- 18.48%
- 52-week range
- $8.39 – $12.19
- Volume
- 42.61M
- Avg. volume
- 20.09M
Price performance · AGNC
AGNC price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 19, 2026
AGNC closed at $8.44 after 21 trading sessions, down 15.35% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $8.44
- Period change
- -15.35%
- Period low
- $8.44
- Period high
- $10.09
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | $8.68 | $8.69 | $8.39 | $8.44 | 42.61M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $8.84 | $8.895 | $8.70 | $8.72 | 22.54M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $8.718 | $8.94 | $8.71 | $8.82 | 31.31M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $8.505 | $8.62 | $8.45 | $8.61 | 24.17M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $8.78 | $8.815 | $8.50 | $8.61 | 26.62M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $8.67 | $8.77 | $8.575 | $8.68 | 28.55M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $8.70 | $8.72 | $8.51 | $8.67 | 32.61M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $8.42 | $8.69 | $8.41 | $8.68 | 43.57M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $8.605 | $8.62 | $8.42 | $8.46 | 43.64M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $8.70 | $8.73 | $8.59 | $8.70 | 32.84M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $8.79 | $8.84 | $8.62 | $8.65 | 43.35M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $9.06 | $9.13 | $8.77 | $8.79 | 39.79M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $9.04 | $9.07 | $8.87 | $8.95 | 51.03M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $9.41 | $9.43 | $9.05 | $9.07 | 54.97M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $9.50 | $9.52 | $9.33 | $9.45 | 39.48M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $9.56 | $9.68 | $9.43 | $9.46 | 46.83M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $9.675 | $9.70 | $9.51 | $9.62 | 35.02M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $9.91 | $9.93 | $9.60 | $9.62 | 41.9M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $10.075 | $10.085 | $9.86 | $9.91 | 29.24M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $10.04 | $10.10 | $9.97 | $10.09 | 27.12M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $9.92 | $10.03 | $9.86 | $9.97 | 29.91M |
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Company profile
AGNC Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust that invests in agency residential mortgage-backed securities. The firm's asset portfolio is comprised of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or by a U.S. Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association. It also invests in other types of mortgage and mortgage-related residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities or other investments in or related to, the housing, mortgage, or real estate markets.
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- —
- Average target
- $10.50
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Overweight | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | JP Morgan | Neutral | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Compass Point | Neutral | — |
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Benzinga · Oct 9, 2026
Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on AGNC Investment, Lowers Price Target to $10
Piper Sandler analyst Crispin Love maintains AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $12 to $10.
SeekingAlpha · Sep 28, 2026
AGNC Investment Yields 15%, But I Sense A Dividend Trap
AGNC stock rated Hold: avoid chasing the 15% yield. Rising rates pressure EPS, dividend coverage & book value; dilution adds risk.
Benzinga · Sep 16, 2026
AGNC Investment To Be Added To S&P MidCap 400 Index, Effective September 21
AGNC Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that it will be added to the S&P MidCap 400 Index, effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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