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For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.
Annaly Capital Management (NLY)
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. is a mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) that primarily owns, manages and finances a portfolio of real-estate-related investment securities. Its investment portfolio includes mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), credit risk transfer (CRT). The company’s investment may also comprise, other securities indicating interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans, residential mortgage loans, MSR and corporate debt.
NLY is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Shares are up 0.7% over the past one week and up 7.4% over the past four weeks. NLY has lost 2.4% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 6,786,460 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.
A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for NLY, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.06 to $2.87 per share. NLY also boasts an average earnings surprise of 2.6%.
Investors should take the time to consider NLY for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Ranks, notable earnings metrics, and impressive Momentum and VGM Style Scores.
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