The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Annaly Capital Management Inc shares valued at $1,058,000 were sold by Finkelstein David L on Nov 03 ’25. At $21.16 per share, Finkelstein David L sold 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 709,725 shares worth approximately $16.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Green Anthony C sold 22,499 shares, netting a total of over 475,854 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $21.15 each, the insider now holds 178,441 shares.
Before that, Green Anthony C had sold 22,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $463,275, the Chief Corporate Officer, CLO traded Annaly Capital Management Inc shares for $20.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 22,500 shares, worth approximately $4.7 million.
As published in a research note from BTIG Research on January 06, 2026, Annaly Capital Management Inc [NLY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of October 31, 2024, Argus has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for NLY. Earlier on September 20, 2024, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for NLY stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing NLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Annaly Capital Management Inc [NYSE: NLY] rose 0.51% to $23.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.52, but it reached a high of $23.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.85%. Over the course of the year, Annaly Capital Management Inc shares have jumped approximately 23.40%.
Is Annaly Capital Management Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Annaly Capital Management Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 8.25 million shares to 20.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 11.77 million shares. A jump of 41.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.61.
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 24 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.18% from the previous closing price of $23.72. Analysts anticipate Annaly Capital Management Inc stock to reach 25 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Annaly Capital Management Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 06, 2024, Janney assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $21.
