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Jones Trading keeps Buy on ARMOUR Residential REIT with $15.25 target

Jones Trading maintains its Buy rating and $15.25 target on ARMOUR Residential REIT, implying 20.2% upside; Dow Jones reported a cut from $19.00.

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what happened

Jones Trading maintained its Buy rating on ARMOUR Residential REIT with a $15.25 price target, according to TradingView, which cited Benzinga data. The target implies 20.2% upside from the October 22 close of $12.69.

The analyst note points to active portfolio management: the company sold about $900 million in assets to reduce leverage and boost liquidity, while its economic net interest spread held near 183 basis points and economic net yield rose to 215 basis points.

Dow Jones Newswires, however, reported that the target was cut to $15.25 from $19.00, which conflicts with the TradingView account of a maintained rating.

why it matters

For mortgage REITs, interest rate moves and yield spreads drive valuations, so the lower leverage and higher yield metrics are the key points for the sector. The gap between the two sources matters: a maintained target and a cut from $19.00 tell very different stories about analyst sentiment.

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  1. Jones Trading maintains Buy rating on ARMOUR Residential REIT, $15.25 price target — TradingView, 22 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
  2. Armour Residential REIT Price Target Cut to $15.25/Share From $19.00 by Jones Trading — Dow Jones Newswires, 22 October 2026 at 21:11 UTC

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