Mortgage Investment Stocks Under Scanner -- Essent, Hercules Capital, Nationstar Mortgage, and Arlington Asset Investment

NEW YORK, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

On Friday, May 12, 2017, the NASDAQ Composite ended the trading session at 6,121.23, up 0.09%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.11% lower, to finish at 20,896.61; and the S&P 500 closed at 2,390.90, marginally dropping 0.15%. Gains were broad based as five out of nine sectors ended the day in positive. This Monday, Stock-Callers.com has initiated reports coverage on the following Mortgage Investment equities: Essent Group Ltd (NYSE: ESNT), Hercules Capital Inc. (NYSE: HTGC), Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM), and Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AI). Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free research reports in PDF format at:

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Essent

Last Friday at the close, shares in Hamilton, Bermuda-based Essent Group Ltd ended 0.94% lower at $36.72. The stock recorded a trading volume of 391,726 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 0.60% in the previous three months and 13.44% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 0.93% and 17.05%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of Essent, which through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the US, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 49.07.

On May 09^th, 2017, research firm Bank of America/ Merrill upgraded the Company's stock rating from 'Underperform' to 'Buy'. Sign up and read the free research report on ESNT at:

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Hercules Capital

Palo Alto, California-based Hercules Capital Inc.'s stock finished Friday's session 1.17% lower at $12.66 with a total trading volume of 634,534 shares. The Company's shares are trading below their 200-day moving average by 5.61%. Shares of the Company, which specializes in providing venture debt, debt, senior secured loans, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity lower middle market companies that require additional capital to fund acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancings and established-stage companies, have an RSI of 23.87. The complimentary research report on HTGC can be downloaded at:

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Nationstar Mortgage

Shares in Coppell, Texas headquartered Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. ended the session 1.08% lower at $17.37 with a total trading volume of 277,641 shares. The stock has gained 5.91% in the past month. The Company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 5.97% and 5.14%, respectively. Moreover, shares of Nationstar Mortgage, which provides servicing, origination, and transaction based services primarily to single-family residences in the US, have an RSI of 62.27. Register for free on Stock-Callers.com and access the latest report on NSM at:

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Arlington Asset Investment

Virginia-based Arlington Asset Investment Corp.'s shares recorded a trading volume of 214,321 shares. The stock closed 0.49% lower at $14.15. The Company's shares have gained 0.93% in the past month. The stock is trading 1.25% and 1.98% above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Additionally, shares of Arlington Asset Investment, which acquires mortgage-related and other assets, have an RSI of 47.89. Get free access to your research report on AI at:

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