Sharemaestro company-news research for AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNCM), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Provisional evidence

Company news sentiment

AGNCM news sentiment

AGNC Investment Corp.

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

Full chart Weekly report Factor research RSS feed
30-day score50Neutral is 50
Early balanced news score 37/100 evidence confidence 100% direct company focus 16 current stories across 10 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 25.17week of 7 Aug 2026
Main news subjectCapital return73/100 share of current news
News data statusHealthy2 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Early balanced news score

16 company-specific stories are available, but there are not yet enough fresh stories from separate publishers for a firm reading.

Observed headline tone50/100 Reliability-adjusted score50/100

Freshness, source quality and evidence depth temper uncertain readings toward 50; confidence remains a separate reliability measure.

Latest source headline While AGNC Investment Offers a 13.5% Yield, I Just Bought This High-Yield Dividend Stock Instead nasdaq.com · 13 Aug 2026 10:20

What supports the score

Direct evidence

16 current stories are mapped specifically to AGNCM.

Source breadth

The read spans 10 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.

What limits the score

Too little evidence

The stories agree, but freshness-weighted evidence is only 0.646.

50/100
News scoreEarly balanced news score
37/100
Confidencethin evidence
100%/100
Company news16 company stories
90/100
Story agreement10/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
20 Jul: 1 stories21 Jul: 1 stories24 Jul: 1 stories26 Jul: 1 stories30 Jul: 1 stories31 Jul: 1 stories01 Aug: 1 stories02 Aug: 1 stories08 Aug: 2 stories09 Aug: 2 stories10 Aug: 1 stories12 Aug: 2 stories13 Aug: 1 stories 20 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories21 Jul: tone 75, 1 stories24 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories26 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories30 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories31 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories01 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories02 Aug: tone 59, 1 stories08 Aug: tone 40, 2 stories09 Aug: tone 51, 2 stories10 Aug: tone 38, 1 stories12 Aug: tone 62, 2 stories13 Aug: tone 44, 1 stories 95505
15 Jul30 Jul13 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence13
0.646 after freshness weighting
Source breadth100
10 independent publishers
Company relevance100
share tied directly to this company
Freshness69
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement90
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix60
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

News score and weekly price over 26 weeks

Early company-news score

Company-specific news is present, but the evidence has not yet earned enough independent, fresh information weight for price confirmation to be treated as a firm signal.

One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb 2026: close 24.49, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 24.46, indexed 99.827 Feb 2026: close 24.42, indexed 99.706 Mar 2026: close 24.4, indexed 99.613 Mar 2026: close 24.29, indexed 99.220 Mar 2026: close 23.91, indexed 97.627 Mar 2026: close 23.97, indexed 97.803 Apr 2026: close 23.89, indexed 97.510 Apr 2026: close 24.17, indexed 98.717 Apr 2026: close 24.61, indexed 100.524 Apr 2026: close 24.87, indexed 101.501 May 2026: close 24.55, indexed 100.208 May 2026: close 24.45, indexed 99.815 May 2026: close 24.33, indexed 99.322 May 2026: close 24.37, indexed 99.529 May 2026: close 24.43, indexed 99.805 Jun 2026: close 24.54, indexed 100.212 Jun 2026: close 24.6, indexed 100.419 Jun 2026: close 24.65, indexed 100.626 Jun 2026: close 24.53, indexed 100.203 Jul 2026: close 24.75, indexed 101.010 Jul 2026: close 24.93, indexed 101.817 Jul 2026: close 24.94, indexed 101.824 Jul 2026: close 24.91, indexed 101.731 Jul 2026: close 25.04, indexed 102.207 Aug 2026: close 25.17, indexed 102.8 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 24.53, 3 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 24.75, 6 stories5010 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 24.93, 8 stories5017 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 24.94, 8 stories5024 Jul 2026: news score 53, close 24.91, 8 stories5331 Jul 2026: news score 51, close 25.04, 8 stories5107 Aug 2026: news score 51, close 25.17, 9 stories51
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price+2.8%latest close 25.17
News score change+1first to latest comparable week
One-week response+0.5%Price digesting
Fair-value position+13.7%Near fair-value range
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202651USD 25.17+0.5%
31 Jul 202651USD 25.04+0.5%
24 Jul 202653USD 24.91-0.1%
17 Jul 202650USD 24.94+0.0%
10 Jul 202650USD 24.93+0.7%
03 Jul 202650USD 24.75+0.9%
26 Jun 202650USD 24.53-0.5%
Provisional evidence

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Capital return
Capital return516 stories · 38%
Earnings445 stories · 31%
Market update454 stories · 25%
Analyst action501 stories · 6%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

60/100 independence
nasdaq.com453 stories · 19%
finance.yahoo.com553 stories · 19%
Zacks732 stories · 12%
Simply Wall St.542 stories · 12%
MarketBeat421 stories · 6%
Motley Fool501 stories · 6%
GuruFocus.com501 stories · 6%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
Dividends6Reits2Real Estate2Markets2Balance Sheet2Shareholder1Share Buyback1Reit1REAL-ESTATE1Mortgage Rates1

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

20 comparable readings · 52 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move+250 to 52 · Broadly stable
Observed range49–5450 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth16stories at latest stored reading · +14
Confidence34/100Provisional · +4
22 Jun50 neutral13 Aug 14:43
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
13 Aug 14:4352+234/100 (+3)16 (+1)Provisional
12 Aug 23:5950+131/100 (+1)15 (+2)Provisional
10 Aug 23:5949-130/100 (+1)13 (+1)Provisional
09 Aug 23:5950+029/100 (+2)12 (+2)Provisional
08 Aug 23:5950-127/100 (0)10 (0)Provisional
02 Aug 23:5951+027/100 (+1)10 (+1)Provisional
01 Aug 23:5951+026/100 (+1)9 (+1)Provisional
31 Jul 23:5951+025/100 (0)8 (0)Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-16 of 16

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

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nasdaq.comDirect company coverage

While AGNC Investment Offers a 13.5% Yield, I Just Bought This High-Yield Dividend Stock Instead

Key Points AGNC Investment's 13.5% yielding monthly dividend is very tempting. The REIT has a higher risk profile compared to Ladder Capital. Ladder Capital also offers growth potential, which could enable it to deliver higher total returns. 10 stocks we like better than Ladder Capital › AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) currently offers a monster 13.5% dividend yield. As much as I like passive income, I decided to pass on buying shares of the mortgage-focused real estate investment trust (REIT). Instead, I recently bought a different high-yielding dividend stock, fellow mortgage REIT Ladder Capi

Balance SheetCommercial Real EstateDividend PaymentsDividendsInvestment GradeMarkets
Published
13 Aug 2026 10:20
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Improving financial comparison, Deteriorating financial comparison, Positive valuation view
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
High · 25.5% · 0.2d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#260Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

AGNC Investment Corp. Declares Monthly Common Stock Dividend of $0.12 per Common Share for August 2026

BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share of common stock for August 2026. The dividend is payable on September 10, 2026 to common stockholders of record as of August 31, 2026. For further information or questions, please contact Investor Relations at (301) 968-9300 or IR@AGNC.com. ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP. Founded in 2008, AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) is a leading investor in Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (Agency MBS), which benefit from

DIVIDENDSDividendsMORTGAGE-BACKED-SECURITIESMortgage Backed SecuritiesREAL-ESTATEReal Estate
Published
12 Aug 2026 20:01
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Positive financial language
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 15.3% · 0.8d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#364Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

Does AGNC Investment's 13.2% Dividend Yield Look Sustainable?

One of the most closely watched aspects of AGNC Investment Corp.'s AGNC financial profile is its dividend policy. This publicly traded mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) offers attractive long-term returns and a high dividend yield that appeals to income-focused investors. Income-seeking investors have a large appetite for REIT stocks, as U.S. law requires REITs to distribute 90% of their annual taxable income as dividends. AGNC has a record of paying out monthly dividends, currently yielding a staggering 13.2%. This is impressive and attracts investors as it represents a steady inc

DividendsMortgage RatesReitShare BuybackShareholder
Published
12 Aug 2026 13:04
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Capital returned
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 14.3% · 1.1d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#438Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverage

How Many High-Yield Financial Stocks Does an Income Portfolio Actually Need?

When I was a younger investor, I focused on buying stocks with yields of 10% or higher. I no longer invest that way; instead, I focus on the company before the dividend yield. If you are a dividend investor looking to create a reliable long-term income stream, you should tread carefully when considering ultra-high-yield stocks like AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) and Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC). They aren't bad companies, but they come with an important risk you shouldn't ignore. Here's how you should think about stocks with yields that may seem too good to be true. Missed Nvidia in

BdcsDividendsHigh YieldInvestment StrategyReits
Published
10 Aug 2026 13:35
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Dividend Cut, Improving financial comparison, Deteriorating financial comparison, Capital returned
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 12.1% · 3.0d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#553Tone
nasdaq.comDirect company coverage

Got $1,000? This Dividend Stock Could Fund Your Coffee Habit for Life.

Key Points At the low end, the average person drinks $11 in coffee each month. A $1,000 investment in AGNC Investment could generate enough monthly income to offset that expense. 10 stocks we like better than AGNC Investment Corp. › If you're like me, you can't go a day without coffee. Turning on the coffee maker is usually one of the first things I do in the morning. All that coffee really adds up over the year. What if I told you that you could potentially fund your coffee habit for life for around $1,000? Here's one high-yielding dividend stock that could generate enough income to buy you a

DividendsMarketsReal EstateReits
Published
09 Aug 2026 10:45
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Dividend reduced, Improving financial comparison, Capital returned
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 11.3% · 4.2d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#642Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AGNC Investment Corp. $AGNC Shares Sold by Bank of America Corp DE

Published
09 Aug 2026 08:13
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Institutional or insider selling
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 3.1% · 4.3d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#739Tone
nasdaq.comDirect company coverage

3 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in August (1 Yields Over 13.5%)

Key Points AGNC Investment has paid its current dividend for 75 consecutive months. Ares Capital has paid a stable or growing dividend for 17 straight years. Even with a 2020 reset, Western Midstream has grown its distribution by roughly 400% since its formation in 2012. 10 stocks we like better than AGNC Investment Corp. › The S&P 500 currently yields only about 1%, near its lowest level in more than 20 years. Many stocks offer even lower yields. However, there are some big-time yields out there for those seeking a more lucrative income stream. Here are three ultra-high-yielding dividend stoc

Balance SheetBdcDividendsEarnings GrowthEnergyFree Cash Flow
Published
08 Aug 2026 12:50
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Missed expectations
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 10.4% · 5.1d old
Duplicates
2 consolidated
#850Tone
Motley FoolDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AGNC Investment Could Turn $1,000 Into Decades of Monthly Passive Income

Published
08 Aug 2026 04:53
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.3% · 5.4d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1050Tone
GuruFocus.comDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AGNC Investment Corp's Dividend Analysis

Published
01 Aug 2026 06:54
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 2.2% · 12.3d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1250Tone
Argus ResearchDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Analyst Report: AGNC Investment Corp

Published
30 Jul 2026 01:05
News subject
Analyst action
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.4% · 14.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1350Tone
TradingViewDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AGNC Investment Corp. Revenue Breakdown – BMV:AGNC

Published
26 Jul 2026 02:50
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1% · 18.5d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated
#1575Tone
ZacksDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

AGNC Investment (AGNC) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates

Published
21 Jul 2026 00:47
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Beat expectations
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.5% · 23.6d old
Duplicates
1 consolidated

Earlier company news

AGNCM news archive

Showing 1-8 of 8 stored headlines

Stored newest first for historical research. These older headlines are retained for reference and do not contribute to the current sentiment gauge above. Where an early legacy import did not retain its canonical URL, the headline links to an exact publisher-aware source lookup instead of inventing an article address.

How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context