Insider Buying Update for Tuesday, September 30: DX, BLNE
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Sep 30 2025
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Should l Buy DX?
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Dynex Capital Insider Purchase: Co-CEO Smriti Laxman Popenoe bought 4,260 shares of DX at $12.16 each, totaling $51,784, while the stock is up about 1% on Tuesday.
Beeline Holdings Insider Activity: Director Joseph David Freedman purchased 10,000 shares of BLNE at $4.22 each for $42,193, with the stock trading up 0.7% on Tuesday; shares are currently available at a lower price than Freedman's recent purchase.
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Analyst Views on DX
Wall Street analysts forecast DX stock price to rise
2 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 14.100
Low
14.50
Averages
15.25
High
16.00
Current: 14.100
Low
14.50
Averages
15.25
High
16.00
About DX
Dynex Capital, Inc. is a financial services company. The Company is an internally managed mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT), which invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS). It finances its investments principally with repurchase agreements. Its objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to its shareholders over the long term that are reflective of a leveraged, high-quality fixed income portfolio with a focus on capital preservation. It seeks to provide returns to its shareholders primarily through the payment of regular dividends and through capital appreciation of its investments. It primarily invests in Agency MBS, of which over 97% are residential MBS (Agency RMBS), including to-be-announced (TBA) securities. The remainder of its investment portfolio consists of Agency commercial MBS (Agency CMBS) and Agency and non-Agency CMBS interest-only (CMBS IO) securities.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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