ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR) to Issue Monthly Dividend of $0.24 on May 28th

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (NYSE:ARRGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, April 24th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.24 per share by the real estate investment trust on Tuesday, May 28th. This represents a $2.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 15.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th.

ARMOUR Residential REIT has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 8.4% per year over the last three years. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a payout ratio of 64.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect ARMOUR Residential REIT to earn $3.85 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.88 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 74.8%.

ARMOUR Residential REIT Stock Performance

ARMOUR Residential REIT stock traded up $0.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $18.66. The company had a trading volume of 487,738 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,157,207. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a 12-month low of $13.31 and a 12-month high of $27.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $19.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $909.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -9.76 and a beta of 1.48.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ARR shares. JMP Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, April 5th.

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ARMOUR Residential REIT Company Profile

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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.

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