Annaly Capital Management (NLY) closed at $18.70 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.01% move from the prior day. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.2% for the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.04%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 0.04%.
Shares of the real estate investment trust have depreciated by 16.82% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Finance sector's loss of 4.84%, and the S&P 500's loss of 0.35%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Annaly Capital Management in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on October 20, 2026. In that report, analysts expect Annaly Capital Management to post earnings of $0.78 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 6.85%. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is projecting a revenue of $545 million, reflecting a 97.64% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of $3.09 per share and a revenue of $2.03 billion, indicating changes of +5.82% and +78.78%, respectively, from the former year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Annaly Capital Management. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Currently, Annaly Capital Management is carrying a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Digging into valuation, Annaly Capital Management currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 6.12. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 7.3.
We can additionally observe that NLY currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.49. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. REIT and Equity Trust stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 1.1 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The REIT and Equity Trust industry is part of the Finance sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 225, finds itself in the bottom 9% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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