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Capstead Mortgage Corporation

5/25/2013, 10:49 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, 7:25 AM A check of some other mortgage REITs premarket after AGNC reported a big loss in Q1: NLY -1%, IVR -0.4%, HTS -0.7%, CYS -0.7%, MFA -0.3%, CMO -2.3%, DX -1.8%, WMC -3.3%.
3 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
Thursday, April 25, 7:18 AM More on Capstead Mortgage (CMO) Q1 earnings: Interest margin gained 2 bps on the quarter to 1.15%. CPR of 19.65% vs. 19.60% in Q4. Company repurchased 638K shares at average price of $11.43 (84% of book value at time of purchase - well done). $58M of original $100M authorization remains. Book value/share of $13.60, up $0.02 from Q4. Portfolio size remained steady during quarter. Conference call at 9 ET. Shares fell 0.8% AH. No trades yet in the premarket. (PR) 1 Comment [Financials, Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 5:05 PM Capstead Mortgage (CMO): Q1 EPS of $0.31 misses by $0.01. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Wednesday, April 24, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AFL, AIZ, AKAM, ANGI, ARII, ARRS, ASGN, AVG, BAS, BDN, CAKE, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CLGX, CMO, CMRE, COG, CROX, CTXS, DRE, DRWI, EFX, EQIX, FFIV, FIO, FLS, GGG, INFN, ISIL, ITMN, JAH, KEX, LOGI, LPS, LRCX, LSI, MLNX, NEU, NOW, OIS, ORLY, OTEX, PDH, PMTC, QCOM, RJF, RYL, SCI, SKX, SRCL, SUSQ, SYK, TAL, TER, TEX, TQNT, TSCO, TWI, VAR, WCN, WDC, WLL, XLNX, XNPT, ZNGA 1 Comment [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 23, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AFL, AIZ, AKAM, ANGI, ARII, ARRS, ASGN, AVG, BAS, BDN, CAKE, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CLGX, CMO, CMRE, COG, CROX, CTXS, DRE, DRWI, EFX, EQIX, FFIV, FIO, FLS, GGG, INFN, ISIL, ITMN, JAH, KEX, LOGI, LPS, LRCX, LSI, MLNX, NEU, NOW, OIS, ORLY, OTEX, PDH, PMTC, QCOM, RJF, RYL, SCI, SKX, SRCL, SUSQ, SYK, TAL, TER, TEX, TQNT, TSCO, TWI, VAR, WCN, WDC, WLL, XLNX, XNPT, ZNGA Comment! [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]
Thursday, March 14, 7:43 AM You're not seeing a lot of mortgage REITs hike dividends, but Capstead Mortgage (CMO) delivers one, raising its Q1 payout to $0.31 from $0.30 last quarter. At last night's close of $12.78, the stock trades 5.9% below book value. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, March 14, 7:38 AM Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO) declares $0.31/share quarterly dividend, 3.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.30. Forward yield 9.70%. For shareholders of record Mar. 28. Payable Apr. 19. Ex-div date Mar. 26. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, January 31, 10:08 AM On its earnings call, Capstead Mortgage (CMO -2.8%) discloses it's purchased another $7M in stock since the start of the year, bringing total buys to $42M since November (market cap is $1.2B). Notably a holder of ARMs, management says the curve-steepening since the start of the year has been good for Capstead, but maybe not so much for owners of fixed-rate mortgages. (earnings, last night) Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Wednesday, January 30, 5:36 PM More on Capstead Mortgage (CMO) Q4 earnings: Net interest margin declines 17 bps to a barely visible 1.13%. The 2.2% fall in book value may not bode well for fixed-rate agency REITs. Company repurchased $35M worth of shares in Q4 after $100M authorization on Oct. 30. "We expect 2013 results will be more stable," says Capstead, noting most of the mortgages it holds have rates below prevailing fixed mortgage rates. Shares -0.4% AH. Conference call tomorrow at 9 ET. (PR) 2 Comments [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, January 30, 5:21 PM Capstead Mortgage (CMO): Q4 EPS of $0.31 misses by $0.02. Book value/share falls $0.30 to $13.58. (PR) Comment! [Breaking News, Financials, Earnings]
Wednesday, January 30, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: ALGN, AMP, ATW, AVB, CDNS, CLB, CMO, COP, CTXS, DRE, EA, EDMC, FB, FIO, FTNT, JDSU, LVS, MUR, NOW, NXPI, OI, QCOM, QTM, STM, SWKS, TSCO Comment! [Earnings]