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Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | New York, United States | NYSE
18.54 USD +0.38 (2.092%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:20 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:06 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is defensive; the stock is trading at a discount to book value with a massive dividend yield, yet the technical setup is precarious. The price has recently collapsed from the $21.44 high to the $18.30 low, erasing recent gains. Crucially, the options market is screaming caution: the sheer volume of put open interest suggests a 'floor' is being established well below current prices, implying traders expect further weakness or volatility. While the company reports earnings beats and a dividend hike, the market is pricing in a 'value trap' scenario where the balance sheet risks (high debt-to-equity) outweigh the income appeal. The statistical forecast shows almost zero directional bias, confirming the lack of a clear trend. For now, the risk-reward profile is skewed against the buyer due to the heavy put positioning and recent price deterioration.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.037912
AutoETS0.039741
AutoARIMA0.039884
AutoTheta0.039918

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 79.82
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.52
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 737.543
Revenue per Share 4.629
Market Cap 13,973,866,496
Trailing P/E 4.54
Forward P/E 5.97
Beta 1.28
Profit Margins 90.68%
Website https://www.annaly.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 23,500 contracts at the nearest expiration) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some call activity at strikes above the current price, the overwhelming capital allocation is in put writing and buying, creating a significant resistance ceiling around the $21-$22 range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.97% 13.76% 13.74% 14.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.750 3.970355
2026-06-30 0.750 3.354204
2026-03-31 0.700 3.309693
2025-12-31 0.700 3.130590
2025-09-30 0.700 3.463632
2025-06-30 0.700 3.719447
2025-03-31 0.700 3.446578
2024-12-31 0.650 3.551913
2024-09-30 0.650 3.238665
2024-06-28 0.650 3.410283
2024-03-27 0.650 3.343621
2023-12-28 0.650 3.269618
2023-09-28 0.650 3.468517
2023-06-29 0.650 3.248376
2023-03-30 0.650 3.455609
2022-12-29 0.880 4.115996
2022-09-29 0.880 5.025700
2022-06-29 0.880 3.728813
2022-03-30 0.880 3.102962
2021-12-30 0.880 2.767296
2021-09-29 0.880 2.594340
2021-06-29 0.880 2.477477
2021-03-30 0.880 2.522936
2020-12-30 0.880 2.631579
2020-09-29 0.880 3.089888
2020-06-29 0.880 3.363914
2020-03-30 1.000 4.409171
2019-12-30 1.000 2.653928
2019-09-27 1.000 2.860412
2019-06-27 1.000 2.747253
2019-03-28 1.200 2.982107
2018-12-28 1.200 3.039514
2018-09-27 0.312 0.769990
2018-09-05 0.888 2.106262
2018-06-28 1.200 2.884615
2018-03-28 1.200 2.909796
2017-12-28 1.200 2.495840
2017-09-28 1.200 2.450980
2017-06-28 1.200 2.477292
2017-03-29 1.200 2.697842
2016-12-28 1.200 3.012048
2016-09-28 1.056 2.516683
2016-07-07 0.144 0.333025
2016-06-28 1.200 2.749771
2016-03-29 1.200 2.955665
2015-12-29 1.200 3.191489
2015-09-28 1.200 3.021148
2015-06-26 1.200 3.222341
2015-03-27 1.200 2.849003
2014-12-29 1.200 2.714932
2014-09-29 1.200 2.762431
2014-06-27 1.200 2.626970
2014-03-28 1.200 2.744739
2013-12-27 1.200 3.051882
2013-09-27 1.400 3.009458
2013-06-27 1.600 3.147128
2013-03-27 1.800 2.873563
2012-12-26 1.800 3.160112
2012-09-27 2.000 2.967359
2012-06-27 2.200 3.289474
2012-03-28 2.200 3.532434
2011-12-27 2.280 3.481979
2011-09-28 2.400 3.594967
2011-06-28 2.600 3.637381
2011-03-29 2.480 3.555046
2010-12-23 2.560 3.585434
2010-09-30 2.720 3.863636
2010-06-25 2.720 3.903559
2010-03-30 2.600 3.801170
2009-12-24 3.000 4.204036
2009-09-29 2.760 3.776683
2009-06-25 2.400 4.008016
2009-03-26 2.000 3.518649
2008-12-26 2.000 3.182686
2008-09-16 2.200 3.726287
2008-06-25 2.200 3.465659
2008-03-26 1.920 2.986932
2007-12-27 1.360 1.911186
2007-09-27 1.040 1.629073
2007-06-28 0.960 1.687764
2007-03-29 0.800 1.296176
2006-12-27 0.760 1.362984
2006-09-27 0.560 1.076923
2006-06-28 0.520 1.074380
2006-03-29 0.440 0.896495
2005-12-28 0.400 0.907441
2005-09-26 0.520 1.003861
2005-06-28 1.440 2.016807
2005-03-30 1.800 2.393617
2004-12-29 2.000 2.538071
2004-09-28 2.000 2.901915
2004-06-30 1.920 2.830189
2004-03-29 2.000 2.552323
2003-12-24 1.880 2.532328
2003-10-01 1.120 1.735896
2003-06-30 2.400 3.013561
2003-03-27 2.400 3.384095
2002-12-27 2.720 3.588390
2002-10-01 2.720 3.830986
2002-07-01 2.720 3.746557
2002-04-03 2.520 3.853211
2001-12-27 2.400 3.612282
2001-10-03 1.800 3.249097
2001-07-02 1.600 3.100775
2001-04-03 1.200 2.727273
2000-12-27 1.000 2.739726
2000-10-05 1.000 2.857143
2000-06-29 1.200 3.356643
2000-04-03 1.400 3.943662
1999-12-29 1.400 4.087591
1999-10-07 1.400 4.028777
1999-07-07 1.400 3.333333
1999-03-30 1.320 3.428571
1998-12-29 1.220 3.842520
1998-10-01 1.080 3.375000
1998-07-01 1.280 3.567944
1998-03-27 1.280 2.909091
1997-12-29 0.880 2.133333
Additional Data
dividendYield 16.52
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.85
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.15693833
lastDividendValue 0.75
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.11457825
Address1 1,211 Avenue of the Americas
All Time High 86.0
All Time Low 14.04
Ask 18.51
Ask Size 5,900
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 15,206,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,505,132
Average Volume 9,505,132
Average Volume10Days 15,206,890
Beta 1.278
Bid 18.51
Bid Size 6,700
Board Risk 1
Book Value 20.148
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 18.54
Current Ratio 0.558
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 18.71
Day Low 18.34
Debt To Equity 737.543
Display Name Annaly Capital Management
Dividend Date 1,793,318,400
Dividend Yield 16.52
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,612,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,612,800
Earnings Growth 34.26
Earnings Quarterly Growth 13.408
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,526,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,526,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,526,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 43.104
Enterprise Value 140,285,444,096
Eps Current Year 3.08385
Eps Forward 3.10668
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.08
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 21.4808
Fifty Day Average Change -2.9407997
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.13690363
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.457825
Fifty Two Week High 24.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.9799995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.24388252
Fifty Two Week Low 17.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7800007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.043918956
Fifty Two Week Range 17.76 - 24.52
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 876,317,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 13.6
Float Shares 752,342,682
Forward Eps 3.10668
Forward P E 5.967786
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 212
Fullday Change 0.38000107
Fullday Change Percent 2.091941
Fullday Price 18.54
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.97972
Gross Profits 3,188,553,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00104
Held Percent Institutions 0.6247
Implied Shares Outstanding 753,714,442
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Ir Website http://investor.annaly.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=113558
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.75
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,664,150,400
Last Split Factor 1:4
Long Business Summary Annaly Capital Management, Inc., a diversified capital manager, engages in the residential mortgage finance business. The company invests in agency mortgage-backed securities collateralized by residential mortgages; non-agency residential whole loans and securitized products within the residential and commercial markets; mortgage servicing rights; agency commercial mortgage-backed securities; to-be-announced forward contracts; residential mortgage-backed securities; residential mortgage loans; and agency or private label credit risk transfer securities. It has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). As a REIT, it is not subject to federal income tax to the extent that it distributes its taxable income to its shareholders. Annaly Capital Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.
Long Name Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 13,973,866,496
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_382914
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 2,786,062,080
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,858,151,859
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 18.44
Operating Cashflow 886,446,976
Operating Margins 0.91652
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.6985
Peg Ratio 32.03
Phone 212 696 0100
Previous Close 18.16
Price Eps Current Year 6.011966
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9201906
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2936296
Profit Margins 0.90681
Quick Ratio 0.529
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.92308
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.38000107
Regular Market Change Percent 2.091941
Regular Market Day High 18.71
Regular Market Day Low 18.34
Regular Market Day Range 18.34 - 18.71
Regular Market Open 18.44
Regular Market Previous Close 18.16
Regular Market Price 18.54
Regular Market Time 1,792,081,223
Regular Market Volume 3,708,651
Return On Assets 0.02329
Return On Equity 0.19567
Revenue Growth 4.794
Revenue Per Share 4.629
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 753,714,442
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.032
Shares Short 24,089,145
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 20,656,777
Short Name Annaly Capital Management Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.032
Short Ratio 2.21
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol NLY
Target High Price 25.0
Target Low Price 21.0
Target Mean Price 23.36364
Target Median Price 24.0
Total Cash 480,364,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.637
Total Debt 125,222,871,040
Total Revenue 3,254,557,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.85
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.15693833
Trailing Eps 4.08
Trailing P E 4.544118
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.2354
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.6953983
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16619438
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,708,651
Website https://www.annaly.com
Zip 10,036