Mortgage REIT's

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Hatteras Financial Corporation (NYSE: HTS) from $27 to $28 and maintains its Hold rating.

Below are the top small-cap REIT-retail stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Resource Capital Corp (NYSE: RSO) is 41.40%. RSO's operating margin for the same period is 62.26%. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Urstadt...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Capstead Mortgage (NYSE: CMO). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $14. On Wednesday, CMO lost 1.21% of its value to finish the day at $13.05. Its shares rebounded in today's pre-market...

Bank of America reiterated its Buy rating on Hatteras Financial (NYSE: HTS). At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $32 to $30. On Tuesday, HTS lost 0.11% of its value to finish the day at $28.48. Its shares added 0.25% to their value in today's pre...

Bank of America has lowered its price objective on Hatteras Financial Corporation (NYSE: HTS) from $32 to $30 and maintains its Buy rating.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $34. On Tuesday, AGNC added 0.31% to its value to finish the day at $28.98. Its shares continued to climb in today...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Hatteras Financial (NYSE: HTS). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $31.50. On Tuesday, HTS lost 0.11% of its value to finish the day at $28.48. Its shares recovered yesterday's losses in...

ValuEngine reiterated its Sell rating on Dynex Cap (NYSE: DX). On Monday, DX lost 1.03% of its value to finish the day at $9.65.

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH) is a “very inexpensive stock and I want to buy it." Cramer said that American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) is “under a little pressure, so I'm going to send you to Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY)." For...

Shares of Chimera (NYSE: CIM) are lower on the session by 0.77%, trading at $3.30. Overall put volume is now running at 2.48x the daily average, with 8% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,641 contracts have traded on the session so far. Chimera Investment Corporation is a...

Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY) releases its next round of earnings this Monday, July 25, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Anlalysts are expecting a positive EPS of 64 cents/share and...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Collective Brands Inc. (NYSE: PSS) 5,739 puts, 78 calls 2. Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) 13,820 puts, 1,136 calls 3. iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI) 2,670 puts, 226 calls 4. Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ: EGLE) 2,887 puts, 326 calls 5. Assured Guaranty Municipal...

Shares of iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI) are lower on the session by 1.05%, trading at $7.52. Overall put volume is now running at 2.35x the daily average, with 26% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,326 contracts have traded on the session so far. iStar Financial Inc. is a finance...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Hold rating on Anworth Mortgage Asset (NYSE: ANH). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $7.50. On Wednesday, ANH lost 0.28% of its value to end the day at $7.25.

Below are the top small-cap mortgage investment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (NYSE: IVR) is $3.95. IVR's PEG ratio is 1.17. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Ellington...