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An announcement from Annaly Capital ( (NLY) ) is now available.
In its fourth-quarter 2025 investor presentation dated January 28, 2026, Annaly Capital Management reported a strong year, delivering a 20.2% economic return for 2025 and an 8.6% economic return in the fourth quarter, with quarterly earnings available for distribution of $0.74 per common share comfortably covering a declared dividend of $0.70 and supporting a year-end book value of $20.21 per share. The company highlighted conservative leverage of 5.6x, ample liquidity with $9.4 billion of assets available for financing, and continued scale in its housing finance platform, including a $104.7 billion total portfolio dominated by $92.9 billion in agency MBS, record 2025 activity in its residential credit correspondent channel and securitizations, growth in both residential credit and MSR portfolios, and $2.9 billion of accretive capital raised, underscoring its strengthened funding position and competitive standing as a leading non-bank issuer of prime jumbo and expanded credit mortgage-backed securities.
The most recent analyst rating on (NLY) stock is a Buy with a $25.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Annaly Capital stock, see the NLY Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on NLY Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, NLY is a Neutral.
The score reflects improved but still riskier fundamentals: strong recent recovery and cash generation are offset by very high leverage and earnings volatility. Technicals are supportive with price above major moving averages, valuation is attractive with a moderate P/E and very high yield, and the latest earnings call was broadly positive with dividend coverage and continued economic returns.
To see Spark’s full report on NLY stock, click here.
More about Annaly Capital
Annaly Capital Management is an internally managed, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on housing finance, primarily investing in agency mortgage-backed securities, residential credit assets and mortgage servicing rights, and funding these investments through a range of secured financing and capital markets activities.
Average Trading Volume: 7,715,634
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: $16.3B
See more insights into NLY stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.