Critical Comparison: AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) versus Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (NYSE:AOMR)

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (NYSE:AOMR) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for AGNC Investment and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	1	2	1	0	2.00

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT has a consensus price target of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.79%. Given Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Angel Oak Mortgage REIT is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.2% of Angel Oak Mortgage REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Angel Oak Mortgage REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AGNC Investment and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$1.61 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$143.65 million	1.42	$44.02 million	$0.64	12.78

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AGNC Investment.

Profitability

This table compares AGNC Investment and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	10.64%	5.25%	0.50%

Summary

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT beats AGNC Investment on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Angel Oak Mortgage REIT

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc., a real estate finance company, focuses on acquiring and investing in first lien non- qualified mortgage loans and other mortgage-related assets in the United States mortgage market. It offers investment securities; residential mortgage loans; and commercial mortgage loans. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.