NLY

Annaly Capital Management preferred shares, particularly NLY-F, offer a compelling risk-reward profile for income-focused investors compared to common stock. NLY-F's floating-rate structure with a 4.993% spread provides attractive dividends and mitigates inflation and interest rate risk. Annaly's strong common-equity-to-preferred-equity coverage ratio enhances downside protection for preferred shareholders.

Annaly (NLY) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Dates of Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Conference Call.

When I was a younger investor, I tended to buy stocks with dividend yields of 10% or more. Overall, thanks to diversification, I made out OK, but I was burned more than once by dividend cuts.

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Annaly Capital Management is well-positioned for double-digit EAD growth and offers a compelling 13.5% dividend yield, recently increased. NLY's diversified platform—Agency MBS, Residential Credit, and MSR—enhances growth prospects and provides countercyclical cash flow stability. Valuation is attractive at 1.1x book value, with a price target of $24.60/share, implying 9.5% upside and a total return prospect of 23%.

Several stocks spanning the gamut of high dividend yields to high dividend growth just added more juice to their payments. These stocks hold yields that stretch above 13% at the high end, while also seeing recent dividend increases of up to 14%.

Easing mortgage rates are putting RKT, AGNC and NLY in focus as refinancing activity gradually regains traction.

Is NLY's strong liquidity, Agency MBS portfolio and dividend policy enough to sustain its capital return strategy? Let us discuss.

Agency MBS assets provide a unique investment opportunity with minimal credit risk. Agency mREITs leverage agency MBS with a business model that has low exposure to credit risk but high exposure to interest rate changes. As the interest rate curve normalizes, NLY has benefited, recently raising its dividend.