ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. vs Biogen Inc — how do they compare? ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. trades at $16.75 (market cap $2.07B), while Biogen Inc trades at $204 (market cap $30.13B). The key difference: Biogen Inc is far larger — about 14.6× ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.'s market cap, and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. pays a 17.28% dividend while Biogen Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARR | BIIB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.07B | $30.13B |
Sector | Financials | Health |
52-Week High | $19.12 | $216.63 |
52-Week Low | $14.05 | $128.93 |
Dividend Yield | 17.28% | — |
Enterprise Value | — | $37.20B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS. These are issued or guaranteed by U.S.-government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. The company's investment portfolio is composed of mortgage-backed securities, adjustable-rate mortgage securities, and multifamily mortgage-backed securities. In terms of total fair value, most Armour's investments are long-term, fixed-rate agency RMBS. Multifamily RMBS also represents a substantial amount. Fannie Mae guarantees most of the company's holdings. Armour derives substantially all its revenue as interest income from its investments.
Read more on ARR →Biogen and Idec merged in 2003, combining forces to market Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug Avonex and Idec's cancer drug Rituxan. Today, Rituxan and next-generation antibody Gazyva are marketed via a collaboration with Roche. Biogen also markets novel MS drugs Plegridy, Tysabri, Tecfidera, and Vumerity. In Japan, Biogen's MS portfolio is co-promoted by Eisai. Hemophilia therapies Eloctate and Alprolix (partnered with SOBI) were spun off as part of Bioverativ in 2017. Biogen has several drug candidates in phase 3 trials in neurology and neurodegenerative diseases and has launched Spinraza with partner Ionis. Aduhelm was approved as the firm's first Alzheimer's disease therapy in June 2021.
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