Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) reported quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.73 by 1.09 percent. This is a 2.78 percent increase over earnings of $0.72 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.690 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.471 billion by 14.89 percent. This is a 26.21 percent increase over sales of $1.339 billion the same period last year.