Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) Financial Comparison

Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dynex Capital and AGNC Investment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynex Capital	$533.52 million	5.30	$319.07 million	$1.69	7.78
AGNC Investment	$1.60 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dynex Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AGNC Investment.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Dynex Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Dynex Capital and AGNC Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynex Capital	0	2	2	0	2.50
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dynex Capital presently has a consensus price target of $14.69, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Dynex Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dynex Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Profitability

This table compares Dynex Capital and AGNC Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynex Capital	34.75%	7.86%	0.97%
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Dynex Capital beats AGNC Investment on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dynex Capital

Dynex Capital, Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on a leveraged basis in the United States. It invests in agency and non-agency MBS consisting of residential MBS, commercial MBS (CMBS), and CMBS interest-only securities. Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment by an agency of the U.S. government or a U.S. government-sponsored entity, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Non-Agency MBS have no such guaranty of payment. The company has qualified as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders as dividends. Dynex Capital, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.