Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Annaly Capital Management Inc shares valued at $463,275 were sold by Green Anthony C on Aug 06 ’25. At $20.59 per share, Green Anthony C sold 22,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 196,959 shares worth approximately $4.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Anthony C. Green purchased 44,999 shares, netting a total of over 935,529 in proceeds.
Before that, Finkelstein David L had sold 50,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,039,500, the CEO and Co-CIO traded Annaly Capital Management Inc shares for $20.79 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $15.51 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on January 06, 2025, Annaly Capital Management Inc [NLY] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $19. Analysts at Argus upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 20, 2024, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for NLY. Earlier on June 06, 2024, Janney initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NLY stock.
Analyzing NLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Annaly Capital Management Inc [NYSE: NLY] rose 1.26% to $20.86. The stock’s lowest price that day was $20.63, but it reached a high of $20.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.36%. Over the course of the year, Annaly Capital Management Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $22.11 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $16.59 on 04/11/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 20.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 20.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.95. The next price resistance is at 21.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.05 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Annaly Capital Management Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Annaly Capital Management Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -5.88 million shares to 11.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 17.28 million shares. A decline of -51.55% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.61.
Which companies own the most shares of Annaly Capital Management Inc (NLY)?
In terms of Annaly Capital Management Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.65% from the previous closing price of $20.6. Analysts anticipate Annaly Capital Management Inc stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20.5. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Annaly Capital Management Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 02, 2024, Compass Point assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $22.
