** Shares of real-estate investment trust Armour Residential ARR.N rise more than 1% to about $17.7 in after-market trading
** Co expects to pay a cash dividend of $0.24 per share in January 2026
** ARR to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes
** In order to maintain this tax status, ARR is required to timely distribute substantially all of its ordinary REIT taxable income - ARR
** One of six brokerages rate the stock at "buy" and five "hold"; their median PT is $18, according to data compiled by LSEG
** As of Tuesday's close, shares down 7.2% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))