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Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp

  • Lower Than Expected Earnings Still Sufficient For This mREIT

    By Adnan Khan - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: ANH, CMO, MFA

    MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA) becomes yet another mortgage REIT that reported disappointing first quarter performance, despite relatively higher mortgage rates. However, I believe MFA Financial will remain a high dividend yielding stock, even if mortgage rates decrease during the second quarter of the current year. The remaining of the investment thesis will discuss the latest financial disclosures of MFA Financial in the light of the mortgage markets situation during the more »

  • This mREIT Is All Set to Cut Dividends

    By Adnan Khan - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: ANH, CMO, CYS

    Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) reported better than expected performance for the first quarter of the current year, which was marked with Fed’s stimulus efforts and higher mortgage rates. While reviewing the latest earnings, the remainder of this investment thesis will attempt to determine the reasons for such an outperformance. Besides, you will find out whether beating the estimate was actually an outperformance. You will also find a more »

  • Are Your Dividends Sustainable?

    By Adnan Khan - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: MTGE, ANH, ARR, CYS

    This article brings to you the latest dividend declaration and dividend cuts by some of the most famous dividend stocks within the US mortgage REITs sector. The article also aims to distinguish between the mREITs which were forced to cut their dividends from the mREITs which maintained their shareholder distributions.

    Armour Residential

    Armour Residential (NYSE: ARR) reported a 12.5% decrease in its monthly dividend rate for the first quarter more »

  • Buy These Undervalued mREITs: Offering Upside & Elevated Dividend Yields

    By Adnan Khan - February 19, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, ANH, ARI, CMO

    In this article, I attempt to screen out undervalued high yielding US mortgage REITs for which analysts have a consensus buy recommendation. For this purpose, I examined their daily trading volumes, discount to book values, dividend yields and consensus recommendation of the analysts covering the stock. The specific criteria are as follows:

    • Each of the companies must possess an average daily volume of over 200,000.
    • Each of the companies more »

  • Three Reasons to Buy This mREIT

    By Adnan Khan - February 11, 2013 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, ANH, CYS

    Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE: ANH) started its operations in 1998 as a debt mortgage REIT with an objective of providing its shareholders with elevated returns primarily through dividends. For this purpose, the company seeks to invest primarily in mortgage backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by any of the government Agencies like Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Traditionally, the company had concentration in adjustable more »

  • Buy This Exciting mREITs Portfolio Yielding 11%

    By Adnan Khan - January 20, 2013 | Tickers: NLY, ANH, ARR, CYS

    As John Williams, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, sees the need for QE3 well into 2013 and rates to be kept near zero until at least mid-2015, I see Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH) and CYS Investments (NYSE: CYS) presenting an excellent buying opportunity. Despite the fact that both mREITs have an abundance of Agency MBS, these securities are either hybrid ARMs or 15-year fixed rates, which more »

  • The Dividend Farm

    By Chris Hodge - December 5, 2012 | Tickers: ANH, BFR, CMO, MFA, TNH

    Dividends come in a lot of different forms, but REITs and other kinds of trusts are some of the best ways to supercharge your income from stocks. One of my favorite inventions of all time is the DRIP (dividend reinvestment plan), because it allows your dividends to automatically purchase more shares and literally build your wealth for you.

    Now, I would never suggest you fill your entire portfolio with REITs more »

  • Dividend Watch: The Problem with Mortgage REITs

    By Reuben Brewer - November 21, 2012 | Tickers: NLY, ANH, CIM

    One niche area of the real estate investment trust (REIT) space that has been getting particular attention of late is mortgage REITs. The impressive yields these companies offer are the clear reason for this focus, as it is hard to find 10% yields anywhere else in the market. That said, these companies have a habit of cutting their dividends. This is not the type of investment that you want to more »

  • This mREIT is the Best Investment for QE3

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 19, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, ANH, CMO, HTS

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few days, you’re probably aware of Ben Bernanke’s newest plan to stimulate the economy, via purchases of mortgage-backed securities. Okay, to call the plan new isn’t really fair, as its name QE3 would suggest, but it is slightly different nonetheless, with the Federal Reserve Chairman squarely declaring his commitment to an open-ended policy until significant improvements more »

  • Ben Bernanke's Gift of High Yield, No Debt Stocks

    By Jonathan Yates - August 22, 2012 | Tickers: ANH, CYS, GS, IVR, PMT

    When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke strides to the podium at Jackson Hole in late August to speak, the entire mortgage investment industry should rise up and cheer. 

    The stock holders for companies in this sector such Ellington Financial LLC, Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR), Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH), PennyMac Mortgage Investment (NYSE: PMT), and CYS Investments (NYSE: CYS) should all join in the standing ovation.  Due to Bernanke more »

  • This mREIT is a Cut Above the Rest

    By Soroush Pour - June 14, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, ANH, CMO, HTS

    In the midst of a westernized version of Japan’s ‘lost decade,’ in which stagnant growth has plagued the U.S. economy despite the Fed’s rock-bottom interest rate policy, investors are desperate for an asset that provides abnormal yet consistent returns.  Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts, which invest in residential real estate and give 90 percent of their profits to investors, have historically proven to be reliable investments.

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