Company name Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Stock ticker NLY
Live stock price [stckqut]NLY[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Poor
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $24.93
Target stock price (averages with growth) $25.98
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $21.49
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $24.15

The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=nly

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (Annaly) owns, manages, and finances a portfolio of real estate related investments, including mortgage pass-through certificates, collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), Agency callable debentures, and other securities representing interests in or obligations backed by pools of mortgage loans. Its wholly owned subsidiaries offer real estate, asset management and other financial services. The Company’s subsidiary Fixed Income Discount Advisory Company (FIDAC) is an investment advisor registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), is a fixed-income investment management company specializing in managing fixed income investments in residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations for various investment vehicles and separate accounts.

 

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