Sidoti Issues Positive Forecast for AGM Earnings

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM) – Sidoti increased their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in a note issued to investors on Friday, July 31st. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now expects that the credit services provider will earn $5.24 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.82. The consensus estimate for Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s current full-year earnings is $20.00 per share.

AGM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen raised Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their target price on Federal Agricultural Mortgage from $228.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Federal Agricultural Mortgage from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $255.00.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AGM opened at $237.53 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $195.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.60. The company has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a PE ratio of 12.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.98. Federal Agricultural Mortgage has a twelve month low of $136.57 and a twelve month high of $248.29.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage (NYSE:AGM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The credit services provider reported $5.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.87 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $125.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $113.51 million. Federal Agricultural Mortgage had a return on equity of 18.90% and a net margin of 29.98%.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.95%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 640.0% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 185 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Federal Agricultural Mortgage by 53.6% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 212 shares of the credit services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in Federal Agricultural Mortgage during the third quarter worth about $48,000. 68.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Company Profile

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: AGM), commonly known as Farmer Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise chartered in 1988 under the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. Headquartered in Washington, DC, Farmer Mac was established to enhance the availability of mortgage credit for the agricultural and rural utility sectors. The corporation operates as a secondary market for agricultural real estate and rural infrastructure loans, providing lenders with liquidity and risk management solutions.

The company’s principal business activities include purchasing and securitizing long-term fixed-rate agricultural mortgage loans and rural utilities loans originated by approved lenders.