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  • Annaly Is Still The Best Pick In REITs

    By Maxwell Fisher - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: NLY, CXS, RWT, STWD

    Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY), a company that has long been dubbed an attractive investment, reported its results for the fourth quarter of 2012. In this article, I will examine the company's fourth quarter financials to determine whether or not the stock continues to be an attractive investment.

    Financials

    Annaly reported GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 of $700.5 million, or $0.70 per average more »

  • Legg Mason’s Top-Performing Small Caps

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 5, 2013 | Tickers: CSGP, EXH, FLT, NCT, RWT

    Small-cap and mid-cap stocks do not get as much coverage from bankers and third-party analysts, often leaving them less efficiently priced versus larger stocks. Hedge funds sometimes take advantage of this by dedicating their research teams to work on these lower-valuation stocks, and they often earn substantial alpha from their investments. Based upon our analysis of many hedge funds’ small-cap holdings, we’ve determined that the most popular small-cap stocks more »

  • Western Asset Mortgage Capital’s CEO Invests Another $100K

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: MO, NLY, NCT, RWT, WMC

    Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE: WMC)’s CEO, James Gavin, bought almost 5,300 shares of the company’s stock on December 4 at an average price of $20.74 according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC.  Insider purchases are bullish signals and we think that this is because insiders should resist buying more shares of the company’s stock- preferring instead to diversify and invest in unrelated more »

  • Should You Buy Annaly Capital Management?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - October 19, 2012 | Tickers: NLY, CMO, CIM, RWT, TWO

    A 12.8% dividend yield! That’s the most obvious appeal at Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY), a real estate investment trust that manages investment securities (most notably mortgage-backed securities). With three quarters of the year in the books, the company has paid $1.60 per share in dividends in comparison to the current stock price of just under $16. Its dividend payments have declined in the past few years more »

  • Two Dividends With Smart Double-Digit Yields

    By Elise Ralph - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, CMO, RWT, TWO

    If you’re an income investor, you’ve been badly pinched in the last few years. It’s difficult to find promising yields when the 10-year U.S. treasury rates have been below 2% over the last five months compared to the long-term average of 6.67%. One area that has continued to shine is mortgage REITs. The most successful of these have delivered value by increasing their market capitalization more »

  • 5 REITs with Monster Yields Greater Than 9%

    By Michael French - January 26, 2012 | Tickers: AGNC, NLY, CMO, RWT, STWD

    We’ve identified five Real Estate Investment Trusts with monster yields of more than 9%. REITs are generally risky investments that are economically sensitive. However, let’s look a little closer and see if any of these REITs are worth considering:

    Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) – Perhaps one of the most well known of the REITs and one of the largest with a market cap of over $16 billion, NLY more »