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FBR Capital Downgrades ANH To Market Perform
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 8:22am | 53Analysts at FBR Capital downgrade Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) from "outperform" to "market perform." The target price for ANH has been reduced from $8 to $7. ANH's shares lost 0.70% to close at $7.06 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Profiting From QE2: Buy REITs
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 5:57pm | 1653In my last post, I hinted at using QE2 to your advantage by investing in companies that benefit from a steepening yield curve. But I didn't have time to get in to specifics. Which is what I'll do right now, seeing that I have a couple of hours to spare at the Fort Lauderdale airport. The Federal...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:30am | 300Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Electrolux AB ADR (ELUXY) Amer Cap Agency Corp (AGNC) Ametek Inc (AME) Arrow Electronics Inc (ARW) Avnet Inc (AVT) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AMER CAP AGENCY (AGNC): Free Stock Analysis Report AMETEK INC (AME): Free...
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Newcastle Announces Third Quarter EPS of $2.61
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:04am | 83Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) reported that for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, income applicable to common stockholders was $162 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, compared to $50 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. GAAP income of $162...
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3 Real Estate Stocks That Are Yielding Over 14%
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 6:20am | 1045You may have noticed that interest rates may be lower than normal on savings accounts, certificates of deposits, and bonds. Finding a high yield has gotten tougher than ever. Despite this challenge, there are some investments that are paying out large dividend payments to investors...
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3 Real Estate Stocks That Are Yielding Over 14%
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 6:20am | 1034You may have noticed that interest rates may be lower than normal on savings accounts, certificates of deposits, and bonds. Finding a high yield has gotten tougher than ever. Despite this challenge, there are some investments that are paying out large dividend payments to investors...
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Redwood Trust Reports In-Line Quarter
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 9:58am | 95Redwood Trust (NYSE: RWT) reported 3Q GAAP and operating EPS of $0.25. The company deployed $160 million into residential mortgage loans (through October 31) and originated a $12 million commercial mezzanine loan after quarter end. Economic book value increased to $13.73 from $13.37 in 2Q10. KBW is...
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Arbor Realty Trust Reports Third Quarter EPS of $(0.06)
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 8:04am | 110Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Arbor reported net loss attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. for the quarter of $1.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share, compared to net loss attributable to Arbor...
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Dynex Capital, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.33
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:49pm | 62Dynex Capital, Inc. (NYSE: DX) reported diluted earnings per common share of $0.33 for the third quarter of 2010 versus $0.34 for the third quarter of 2009. The Company also reported that its book value per common share as of September 30, 2010 remained unchanged from its June 30, 2010 book value...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:12pm | 308Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: American Cap Agency Corp (AGNC) Banco Bradesco SA ADR (BBD) CAI Intl Inc (CAP) Fabrinet (FN) G&K Services Inc (GKSR) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AMER CAP AGENCY (AGNC): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO BRADESCO (...
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Calls Purchased on NorthStar Realty Finance (NRF)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 1:07pm | 165Shares of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) are lower on the session by 2.03%, currently trading at $4.34. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months, trending higher above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Shares are seeing some resistance at $4.50. Options...
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Chimera Investment Corporation Prices 125M Share Offering at $3.85
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:00am | 44Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 125 million shares of its common stock at a price per share of $3.85 for expected gross proceeds of approximately $480 million before expenses.
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Chimera Investment Corporation Announces Public Offering of 125M Shares
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:36pm | 29Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) today announced that it intends to make a public offering of 125,000,000 shares of its common stock.
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AGNC Reports Modestly - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:33am | 389American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on investments in mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), reported earnings of $1.69 per share during third quarter 2010, compared to $1.82 in the year-earlier quarter...
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Asset Inflation/Deflation: The Fed's QE2 vs. $15 Trillion in Losses
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 9:55am | 1699Given that the economy faces $15 trillion in writedowns in collateral and credit, the Fed's $2 trillion dollars in new credit/liquidity is insufficient to trigger either inflation or another speculative bubble. "Don't fight the Fed" is supposed to be a strong argument for being bullish on the U.S...