Thompson Investment Management Inc. Has $932,000 Stock Holdings in Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY)

Thompson Investment Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 50,921 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 856 shares during the quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Annaly Capital Management were worth $932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of NLY. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 209.9% in the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,255 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 850 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 70.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,568 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 647 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 78.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,630 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 717 shares in the last quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 2,390 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 576 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Annaly Capital Management by 68.1% in the 4th quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,962 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.56% of the company’s stock.

Annaly Capital Management Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Annaly Capital Management stock opened at $20.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.49 billion, a PE ratio of 12.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.66 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $19.35 and its 200 day moving average is $19.70. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. has a 1 year low of $17.67 and a 1 year high of $21.11.

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.05. Annaly Capital Management had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 14.95%. Equities research analysts forecast that Annaly Capital Management, Inc. will post 2.81 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Annaly Capital Management Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.68%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. Annaly Capital Management’s payout ratio is 163.52%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $19.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Argus raised shares of Annaly Capital Management from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 31st. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Annaly Capital Management in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of Annaly Capital Management from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Annaly Capital Management presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.44.

Annaly Capital Management Company Profile

Annaly Capital Management, Inc, a diversified capital manager, engages in mortgage finance. The company invests in agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; non-agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; mortgage servicing rights; agency commercial mortgage-backed securities; to-be-announced forward contracts; residential mortgage loans; and agency or private label credit risk transfer securities.