We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferred stocks had a strong week, driven by lower Treasury yields and credit spreads, with the sector average yield now below 7%. Evaluating preferreds requires forward yield analysis due to varying payment terms and potential shifts in coupon.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call April 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Maggie Karr - Head, Investor Relations Bill Greenberg - President & Chief Executive Officer Nick Letica - Chief Investment Officer William Dellal - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Doug Harter - UBS Trevor Cranston - Citizens JMP Bose George - KBW Eric Hagen - BTIG Harsh Hemnani - Green Street AJ Oden - JPMorgan Merrill Ross - Compass Point Research Operator Good morning. My name is Cynthia, and I will be your conference facilitator.
Although the revenue and EPS for Two Harbors Investments (TWO) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. is a troubled mREIT with poor total return performance, high leverage, and recent dividend cuts, making its common stock a risky investment. The company has three preferred stocks, with TWO-A offering the best high-yield allocation due to its superior SOFR spread and calculated net present value higher than the other two. Despite higher current yields, TWO-C is overvalued compared to TWO-A and TWO-B, highlighting frequent mispricing in fixed-to-floating securities.
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Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE:TWO ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 30, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Maggie Karr - Head, Investor Relations Bill Greenberg - President & Chief Executive Officer William Dellal - Interim Chief Financial Officer Nick Letica - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Mikhail Goberman - Citizens JMP Frank Labetti - KBW Jake Katsikas - BTIG Operator Good morning. My name is Maddie, and I will be your conference facilitator.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Two Harbors Investments (TWO) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Housing market gridlock benefits Two Harbors by extending the duration of its assets, enhancing stability and visibility into future cashflows. TWO's fixed-to-floating preferreds offer high yields (9.6%-10.5%) with potential for capital appreciation, making them attractive high-yield investments. The offsetting sensitivity of MSRs and Agency RMBS to interest rates provides TWO with resilience against rate changes, supporting stable preferred dividends.
TWO's lucrative dividend yield and favorable long-term prospects are encouraging. Read on to know whether to buy the stock now or wait for a better entry point.
Two Harbors Investments (TWO) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Two Harbors Investment Corp. is highly sensitive to interest rate changes, with Q3 earnings weak and dividend coverage increasingly opaque. The company's focus on mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) aims to reduce exposure to rate changes, but earnings indicate underlying issues. Q3 comprehensive income was $19.3 million, with a net loss of $250.2 million, with very little earnings available for distribution, raising concerns about dividend sustainability.