ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. Forecasted to Earn Q1 2026 Earnings of $1.15 Per Share (NYSE:ARR)

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARR) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note issued on Monday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst M. Howlett forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.15 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s current full-year earnings is $3.75 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for ARMOUR Residential REIT’s FY2026 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.22. ARMOUR Residential REIT had a positive return on equity of 15.68% and a negative net margin of 3.83%. The firm had revenue of $141.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.60 million.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 5th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 18th.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Up 2.5 %

NYSE:ARR opened at $18.63 on Tuesday. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 52 week low of $13.31 and a 52 week high of $27.00. The company has a market capitalization of $908.21 million, a P/E ratio of -25.87 and a beta of 1.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $18.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.43.

Institutional Trading of ARMOUR Residential REIT

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,968,254 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $106,115,000 after purchasing an additional 3,550,122 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 93.5% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,011,244 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,798,000 after acquiring an additional 3,387,825 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 2,118.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,008,944 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,538,000 after acquiring an additional 1,918,406 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 19.9% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,807,801 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,683,000 after acquiring an additional 299,802 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in ARMOUR Residential REIT by 13.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,698,486 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $7,219,000 after acquiring an additional 194,813 shares during the last quarter. 54.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 15.46%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. ARMOUR Residential REIT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -399.99%.

About ARMOUR Residential REIT

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in the United States. Its securities portfolio primarily consists of the United States Government-sponsored entity's (GSE) and the Government National Mortgage Administration's issued or guaranteed securities backed by fixed rate, hybrid adjustable rate, and adjustable-rate home loans; and unsecured notes and bonds issued by the GSE and the United States treasuries, as well as money market instruments.