Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc shares valued at $45,178 were sold by Hain Robert C on Jan 13 ’25. At $18.07 per share, Hain Robert C sold 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,793 shares worth approximately $0.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PAPERIN STEWART J sold 24,852 shares, netting a total of over 466,793 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $18.78 each, the insider now holds 363 shares.
Before that, PAPERIN STEWART J had added 24,852 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $468,460, the Director bought ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc shares for $18.85 each.
As published in a research note from Janney on April 28, 2025, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc [ARR] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy. Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of June 06, 2024, Janney has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ARR. Earlier on December 06, 2023, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for ARR stock.
Analyzing ARR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc [NYSE: ARR] rose 0.06% to $16.48. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.37, but it reached a high of $16.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.73%. Over the course of the year, ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $19.33 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $13.18 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.25. In the upper region, resistance lies at 16.60. The next price resistance is at 16.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.72 million shares to 4.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.49 million shares. A decline of -15.03% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.08.
Which companies own the most shares of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc (ARR)?
In terms of ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 8 in the next 12 months, down nearly -51.43% from the previous closing price of $16.47. Analysts anticipate ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc stock to reach 19 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 7.5. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 22, 2022, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $9.50.
