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ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.

5/24/2013, 12:41 PM ET

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Thursday, May 23, 3:01 PM Agency MBS fail to bounce from the "massive liquidation" following Bernanke's testimony yesterday, according to CIBC's Tom Tucci. Suggestions of a tapering of Fed purchases sent Fannie Mae MBS with 3% coupons to their lowest levels of the year. "Right now it seems the only source of demand is the Fed," says BAML's Brad Scott. Unsurprisingly, pure agency mREITs like AGNC and ARR hit 52-week lows today. Annaly (NLY) - now diversified into the commercial space with the CXS purchase - outperforms. 13 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, May 16, 12:43 PM It's a nice bounce for the mortgage REITs (MORT +1.3%) today as a string of weak economic data leads to a big drop in Treasury yields, the 10-year off 6 bps to 1.88%. Leading gains is Western Asset Mortgage (WMC +3.3%) following yesterday's 8% post-earnings drubbing. CEO Jim Gavin took advantage, adding 12.8% to his stake by buying about $42K worth of stock at $19.96 each. Other movers include: (CMO +2.1%), (NLY +1.9%), (ARR +2.6%), (IVR +1.8%). 6 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 15, 10:05 AM The mortgage REIT sector (MORT -1%) continues under pressure, today led by Western Asset Mortgage (WMC -7.6%) as its book value blew up in Q1 thanks to portfolio losses. American Capital Agency (AGNC -1.5%) - which started the downturn when it reported losses 2 weeks ago - nears a 52-week low, Armour Residential (ARR -3.1%) hits one. One trader suggests Capstead Mortgage (CMO -1.4%) with a portfolio of mostly reset ARMs the least affected by rising rates. CYS Investments (CYS -0.7%) - trading at a 10% discount to book and also owning ARMs - is attractive as well. 18 Comments [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Monday, May 6, 9:50 AM More sell-side on the mREITS (MORT): Maxim keeps a Buy with $33 PT on AGNC expecting the annual dividend to be maintained at $5/share thanks to $1.08 of undistributed taxable income in the kitty (KBW agrees). Jefferies is cautious, calling AGNC's Q1 tale an example of how even a well-run mREIT can run afoul. "Price and extension risk inherent in agency MBS (NLY, HTS, CYS, CMO, ANH, ARR, WMC) today are risks most investors underestimate." 10 Comments [Financials]
Friday, May 3, 9:09 AM Armour Residential (ARR) revises last night's earnings release, saying core EPS of $0.18 should actually have been $0.20, and GAAP EPS of $0.27 should have been $0.29. The total income wasn't changed, just the per share amounts. Stock's off 1.9% premarket, inline with sizable drops in most mREITs following the AGNC loss. 4 Comments [Earnings, Financials, Breaking News]
Thursday, May 2, 8:42 PM Armour Residential (ARR): Q1 core EPS of $0.18 misses by $0.05. Book value of $6.69/share, down from $7.29 on Dec. 31 (was estimated at $6.70-$6.76 on Feb. 13). Net interest margin of 1.35% off 20 bps from Q4. CPR of 15.7% vs. 14.1% in Q4. Shares -1.55% AH. (PR) 7 Comments [Earnings, Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 1, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 30, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’ s close: ALL, ARI, ARR, ATML, ATO, ATW, AXLL, AXTI, BKD, BMR, CACI, CAR, CBS, CJES, CNQR, CSOD, CVD, CVI, CVRR, CWT, CXO, DVR, DX, DXCM, DXPE, EDMC, ESS, EXPD, EXXI, FB, FNF, FRT, G, GLUU, GNK, GTAT, HNSN, HR, IPI, IPXL, IVR, JDSU, KIM, LNC, LOCK, LVS, MAC, MAR, MET, MUR, NAVB, NGD, NLY, NTRI, PHH, POL, PRU, PSE, PXD, QUIK, ROVI, SAM, SFLY, SGMO, SLTM, SNCR, STX, TEG, TGI, TPC, TSO, TTEK, UAN, UNM, V, VVC, WES, WLT, YELP 2 Comments [Earnings]
Thursday, April 18, 11:17 PM Mortgage REITs (MORT) catch the eye of D.C., with the Financial Stability Oversight Council reportedly set to cite the industry as a potential source of market vulnerability. The companies have seen assets quadruple to over $400B since 2009, but Annaly (NLY) CEO Wellington Denahan notes their capital bases have risen as well. A Two Harbors (TWO) presentation (page 8) shows mREITs are relatively small players in the MBS market. Maybe the Fed and the GSEs just don't like the competition. Annaly and American Capital (AGNC) are the 2 biggest mREITs, with Two Harbors a distant 3rd. 42 Comments [Financials]
Friday, April 5, 10:10 AM Outperforming today (and one wonders why they aren't green) are the mortgage REITs, as the weak jobs number sends bond yields lower, and - presumably - their book values higher. NLY -0.6%, AGNC -0.8%, ARR -0.5%. CIM, CYS, and JMI just poke into positive territory. MORT -0.9%. 10 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, March 28, 8:25 AM The explosion in assets at mREITs may pose risks, but not all of mortgage investors are created alike. Gary Kain's (AGNC) assembled an all-star team of his former Freddie Mac colleagues used to dealing with far larger amounts of assets, but "others have no business having a balance sheet that big," says Compass Point's Jason Stewart. Armour Residential (ARR) is "pushing the limit of what their infrastructure can support." 15 Comments [Financials]
Tuesday, March 19, 8:08 AM There's no dividend cut at Javelin Mortgage (JMI) which announces a monthly payout of $0.23 in Q2. The hybrid mREIT managed by Armour Residential (ARR) is about flat since its September IPO, and has paid out dividends at a better than 14% annualized rate. (PR) 1 Comment [Financials]
Wednesday, March 13, 8:18 AM ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR) declares dividend of $0.07/share for the month of Apr., May, and June, 12.5% decrease from prior dividend of $0.08. Forward yield 12.4%. (PR) 4 Comments [Dividends]
Wednesday, March 13, 8:13 AM Armour Residential (ARR) -1.5% premarket after cutting its monthly dividend to $0.07/share from $0.08. It's the 2nd cut in as many quarters. (PR) 5 Comments [Financials, On the Move, Breaking News]
Friday, February 22, 4:12 PM ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR): Q4 EPS of $0.22 misses by $0.05. (PR) 9 Comments [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, February 14, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: ART +33%. ANGI +30%. STZ +29%. HNZ +20%. SKX +10%. ROSG +7%. Z +8%. ANR +7%. BUD +5%. EQIX +5%.
Losers: AFFY -22%. NSPH -20%. WTW -17%. CTL -17%. TRIP -10%. ULTA -9%. WFM -7%. BBRY -5%. ARR -6%. WIN -5%. 1 Comment [On the Move]