AG Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:MITT) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

AG Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE:MITT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01), FiscalAI reports. AG Mortgage Investment Trust had a return on equity of 14.58% and a net margin of 10.13%.The firm had revenue of $22.98 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.16 million.

Here are the key takeaways from AG Mortgage Investment Trust’s conference call:

• Book value stayed stable (Q4 $10.46 → $10.48) and EAD of $0.25 covered the $0.23 dividend; full‑year EAD $0.86 covered $0.85 in dividends while MITT reported a 6.5% economic ROE and ~42% total shareholder return for 2025.
• The firm executed 10 securitizations in 2025 totaling $4.2B, grew its investment portfolio 27% to $8.5B, expanded home equity issuance ($2.4B) and maintained low economic leverage at 1.6x.
• Portfolio company ArcHome returned to profitability in H2 2025, contributed $1.9M to EAD, achieved ~10% annualized ROE in H2, and MITT increased its stake (plus January 2026 showed strong monthly profits).
• Management expects to exercise call rights on in‑the‑money securitizations to free roughly $35M of equity for redeployment into higher‑return strategies, which could meaningfully boost future EAD and ROE.
• MITT still carries legacy WMC commercial loans on non‑accrual with about $28M of equity tied up, creating disposal and impairment risk until those assets are resolved.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of MITT traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $8.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,552 shares, compared to its average volume of 209,786. The firm has a market capitalization of $264.78 million, a P/E ratio of 9.49 and a beta of 1.69. AG Mortgage Investment Trust has a 1-year low of $5.63 and a 1-year high of $9.27. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.97.

AG Mortgage Investment Trust Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from AG Mortgage Investment Trust’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.0%. AG Mortgage Investment Trust’s payout ratio is presently 98.92%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MITT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen raised AG Mortgage Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $10.00 target price (up previously from $9.00) on shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Credit Suisse Group set a $9.25 target price on AG Mortgage Investment Trust in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, JonesTrading lifted their price target on shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust from $8.50 to $9.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $9.25.

Institutional Trading of AG Mortgage Investment Trust

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 710,876 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,059,000 after purchasing an additional 11,707 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in AG Mortgage Investment Trust by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 576,088 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,038,000 after acquiring an additional 12,581 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in AG Mortgage Investment Trust during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,002,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 193,383 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,648,000 after acquiring an additional 5,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AG Mortgage Investment Trust by 33.3% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 152,939 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,303,000 after buying an additional 38,189 shares during the period. 27.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About AG Mortgage Investment Trust

AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc is a publicly traded, closed-end management investment company that primarily focuses on investing in U.S. residential mortgage assets. The firm seeks to generate current income for its shareholders by acquiring a diversified portfolio of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities. As an externally managed mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT), AG Mortgage Investment Trust aims to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns through active portfolio management and interest rate hedging strategies.

The company’s investment portfolio is concentrated in adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans, including so-called “jumbo” prime ARMs, as well as Agency and non-Agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).