Annaly Capital Management
About: Annaly Capital Management Inc is an American mortgage real estate investment trust. Its business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders and optimize its returns through prudent management of its diversified investment strategies. The company's reportable operating segments are; the Agency segment, which invests in Agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; the Residential Credit segment, which invests in non-Agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; the Mortgage Servicing Rights segment; and Corporate & Other. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Agency segment.
Employees: 191
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
74% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 272 | Existing positions reduced: 156
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 71
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.08B [Q4 2024] → $6.87B (+$788M) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 619 [Q4 2024] → 635 (+16) [Q1 2025]
0.72% less ownership
Funds ownership: 59.11% [Q4 2024] → 58.39% (-0.72%) [Q1 2025]
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $70.9M | Put options by funds: $82.3M
43% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q4 2024] → 4 (-3) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Kenneth Lee | 9%upside $21 | Outperform Maintained | 27 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bose George | 7%upside $21 | Outperform Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Piper Sandler Crispin Love | 9%upside $21 | Overweight Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
Jones Trading Jason Weaver | 9%upside $21 | Buy Maintained | 2 May 2025 |
JP Morgan Richard Shane | 1%downside $19 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 23 articles about NLY published over the past 30 days









