Is AGNC Investment Stock a Buy Now?
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) always seems to pop up on screens for high-yield stocks. In fact, the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) has had a dividend yield above 10% for the vast majority of its existence.That sounds enticing, but there are important nuances here. Before you buy this stock, you need to have a deeper understanding of what it does and why.As noted, AGNC Investment is a mortgage REIT, a subsector of the REIT category that operates in a completely different fashion from property-owning REITs.Continue reading
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) always seems to pop up on screens for high-yield stocks. In fact, the mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) has had a dividend yield above 10% for the vast majority of its existence.
That sounds enticing, but there are important nuances here. Before you buy this stock, you need to have a deeper understanding of what it does and why.
As noted, AGNC Investment is a mortgage REIT, a subsector of the REIT category that operates in a completely different fashion from property-owning REITs.
