ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. vs Nasdaq Inc — how do they compare? ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. trades at $16.72 (market cap $2.07B), while Nasdaq Inc trades at $94.9 (market cap $53.11B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 25.7× ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.'s market cap, and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. pays the higher dividend (17.28%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARR | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.07B | $53.11B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $19.12 | $100.98 |
52-Week Low | $14.05 | $76.85 |
Dividend Yield | 17.28% | 1.22% |
Enterprise Value | — | $59.57B |
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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 →Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
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