American Capital Agency Corp: A Good Long Term Yield Play

By Sol Palha: "I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence." George Bernard Shaw

By Jim Van Meerten: This morning I added Dynex Capital (DX) to the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio for positive price momentum. The portfolio contains stocks trading under $10 that are hitting the most frequent new highs when screened on Barchart: (Click to enlarge)

By Parsimony Investment Research:American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in agency mortgage-backed securities. Agency securities are guaranteed by the U.S.

By Sol Palha:American Capital Agency (AGNC) is among the best-performing REITs out there and in this low-rate environment it offers a very attractive yield of 15.4%. It has one of the best management teams in the industry which helps explain the more than $1.3 billion in dividends it has paid since its public offering in 2008. The stock is also trading at new 52 week highs even while the general market is in a corrective phase.

By David White:American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) is a mortgage REIT that invests in Agency securities ((RMBS)).

By Vatalyst: What could be better than a double digit return on a security? Low interest rates have been a boon for mREITs. That is, residential mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs). Equities that are classified as mREITs often hold non-agency and agency mortgages. An mREIT with agency securities has government sponsored enterprise (GSE) backed mortgages for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government.

By David White:American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) is a mortgage REIT that invests in Agency securities (RMBS). Its goal is to preserve net asset value, while generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for distribution to its stockholders via regular quarterly dividends.

By Matt Schilling:On Thursday, September 13, analysts at Zacks reiterated their position on shares of American Capital Agency (AGNC). The firm reiterated its neutral rating on the stock and set a $37.00/share price target.