EFC

Ellington Financial Inc

11.41

Oct 30 • 3:59 PM ET -0.42 (-3.55%)

11.45

Aftermarket • 7:30 PM ET +0.04 (0.35%)

Real Estate REIT - Mortgage USA Small NYSE

Peers: MFA CIM ADAM RWT RITM AOMR MITT NLY PMT AGNC

| Held by: IJR VTI IWM REM VXF MORT IJT IWN SPSM USVM

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	1.47B
Enterprise Value	19.92B
Income	196.07M
Sales	630.05M
Book/sh	13.68
Cash/sh	2.25
Dividend Est.	1.56 (13.67%)
Dividend TTM	1.56 (13.67%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 30, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-4.66% 4.36%
Payout	132.07%
Employees	170
IPO	Oct 08, 2010

P/E	6.95
Forward P/E	5.77
PEG	3.28
P/S	2.33
P/B	0.83
P/C	5.07
P/FCF	1.55
EV/EBITDA	38.95
EV/Sales	31.62
Quick Ratio	0.20
Current Ratio	0.21
Debt/Eq	9.40
LT Debt/Eq	6.73
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	1.64
EPS next Y	1.98
EPS next Q	0.47
EPS this Y	12.07%
EPS next Y	-5.07%
EPS next 5Y	1.76%
EPS past 3/5Y	- 24.76%
Sales past 3/5Y	21.51% 32.40%
EPS Y/Y TTM	35.19%
Sales Y/Y TTM	30.22%
EPS Q/Q	-2.15%
Sales Q/Q	31.72%
Earnings	Nov 04 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	30.80% 7.45%

Insider Own	2.24%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	52.81%
Inst Trans	1.43%
ROA	1.18%
ROE	12.35%
ROIC	1.48%
Gross Margin	82.52%
Oper. Margin	81.18%
Profit Margin	31.12%
SMA20	-1.93%
SMA50	-7.76%
SMA200	-11.49%
Trades

Shs Outstand	127.59M
Shs Float	126.00M
Short Float	8.82%
Short Ratio	7.60
Short Interest	11.12M
52W High	14.12 -19.19%
52W Low	11.27 1.20%
Volatility	1.87% 2.21%
ATR (14)	0.26
RSI (14)	36.23
Beta	0.99
Rel Volume	1.16
Avg Volume	1.46M
Volume	1,695,162

Perf Week	-2.73%
Perf Month	-2.40%
Perf Quarter	-14.40%
Perf Half Y	-13.82%
Perf YTD	-15.98%
Perf Year	-14.79%
Perf 3Y	-3.47%
Perf 5Y	-34.68%
Perf 10Y	-25.50%
Recom	1.50
Target Price	14.64
Prev Close	11.83
Price	11.41
Change %	-3.55%

Consensus

Buy

Avg. Price Target

$14.64

Implied Upside

+28.3%

Analysts13incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution8 Buy · 5 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Jun 17, 2026	Downgrade	BBTIG Research	Buy → Neutral
Dec 06, 2023	Initiated	UUBS	Neutral	$13.50	+18.3%
Oct 19, 2023	Initiated	RB. Riley Securities	Buy	$15	+31.5%
May 15, 2023	Upgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$13.75	+20.5%
Jan 09, 2023	Downgrade	CCredit Suisse	Outperform → Neutral	$14	+22.7%
Oct 20, 2022	Reiterated	MMaxim Group	Buy	$17.50 → $15.50	+35.8%
Jul 18, 2022	Downgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$14.75	+29.3%
Jun 08, 2021	Downgrade	UUBS	Buy → Neutral	$17.50 → $18.50	+62.1%
Jan 15, 2021	Initiated	UUBS	Buy	$17	+49.0%
Dec 18, 2020	Upgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$16.50	+44.6%
Nov 24, 2020	Initiated	BBTIG Research	Buy
Jul 13, 2020	Initiated	BBofA Securities	Neutral	$11.50	+0.8%
Sep 27, 2019	Initiated	NNomura	Buy	$20	+75.3%
Dec 06, 2017	Initiated	SSandler O'Neill	Buy	$17	+49.0%
Nov 08, 2017	Downgrade	BB. Riley FBR, Inc.	Buy → Neutral	$17.50 → $16	+40.2%
Feb 24, 2017	Reiterated	FFBR & Co.	Outperform	$18 → $17.50	+53.4%
Oct 11, 2016	Reiterated	MMaxim Group	Buy	$20.50 → $20	+75.3%
May 09, 2016	Reiterated	DDeutsche Bank	Buy	$22 → $22.50	+97.2%
Apr 21, 2016	Initiated	FFBR Capital	Outperform	$20.50	+79.7%
Apr 18, 2016	Reiterated	MMaxim Group	Buy	$22.50 → $21	+84.0%

Oct-27-26 05:19PM	Ellington Financial Must Prove Its High-40s Earnings Run-Rate As Shares Slide Toward Lows (Earnings Whispers)
04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of September 30, 2026 (Business Wire)
Oct-22-26 06:31PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (PR Newswire)
Oct-07-26 08:00AM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Sep-24-26 04:46PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of August 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
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Sep-17-26 10:17AM	Ellington Financial Closes Additional 7.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Offering (Business Wire)
Sep-14-26 04:07PM	Ellington Financial Announces Upsizing and Pricing of Additional 7.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2030 (Business Wire)
08:10AM	Ellington Financial Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes (Business Wire)
Sep-08-26 05:21PM	Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
12:47PM	Moody's Revises Ellington Financial's Rating Outlook to Positive, Affirms Ba3 Corporate Family Rating (Business Wire)
Aug-24-26 04:30PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of July 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
Aug-10-26 08:00AM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Aug-07-26 07:01PM	Ellington Financial Inc (EFC) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong ADE of $0. ... (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-06-26 04:59PM	Ellington Financial Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Jul-24-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (Business Wire)
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Jul-23-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of June 30, 2026 (Business Wire)
Jul-08-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Jun-25-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of May 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
Jun-08-26 04:10PM	Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
May-27-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of April 30, 2026 (Business Wire)
May-12-26 04:30PM	Cherry Hill Mortgage: EAD Beat Shows Resilience; Attractive Yield & Valuation Quarterly Update Report (Exec Edge)
May-07-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
May-05-26 04:30PM	Ellington Financial Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-27-26 04:30PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of March 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
Apr-22-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of First Quarter 2026 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (Business Wire)
Apr-07-26 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Mar-24-26 04:55PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of February 28, 2026 (Business Wire)
Mar-20-26 01:01AM	EFC- Can You Count on the Mortgage REIT's 13% Yield (MoneyShow)
Mar-09-26 04:20PM	Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
Mar-05-26 04:20PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of January 31, 2026 (Business Wire)
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09:35AM	Down 5% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Ellington Financial (EFC) (Zacks)
Mar-02-26 10:39PM	Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Stocks Q4 In Review: Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Vs Peers (StockStory)
Feb-28-26 01:07AM	Ellington Financial Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-26-26 06:01PM	Ellington Financial Inc (EFC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Portfolio Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
08:22AM	Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Misses Q4 CY2025 Sales Expectations (StockStory)
07:15AM	Invest Just $10,000 Into 5 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks for $5,500 in Yearly Passive Income (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-25-26 06:47PM	Ellington Financial Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Feb-23-26 10:01PM	Ellington Financial (EFC) Reports Q4: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings (StockStory)
Feb-11-26 04:20PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (Business Wire)
Feb-09-26 04:19PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-02-26 07:00PM	Ellington Financial Announces the Income Tax Treatment of its 2025 Distributions (Business Wire)
04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of December 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Jan-28-26 09:11AM	Ellington Financial Announces Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
07:47AM	How Investors Should Play The $200B Mortgage Bond Initiative In the US (24/7 Wall St.)
Jan-27-26 11:41AM	Why Ellington Financial (EFC) Shares Are Sliding Today (StockStory)
Jan-26-26 07:40PM	Ellington Financial Prices Common Stock Offering (Business Wire)
04:05PM	Ellington Financial Announces Common Stock Offering (Business Wire)
Jan-08-26 04:30PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Jan-06-26 08:54AM	Mortgage Rates End 2025 With Fresh Low: 3 mREIT Stocks in Focus (Zacks)
Jan-02-26 04:44AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Apollo Commercial Real Estate, Ellington and NexPoint Real Estate (Zacks)
Dec-31-25 10:12AM	3 mREIT Stocks to Keep on Your Radar Amid Challenging Industry Trends (Zacks)
Dec-30-25 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of November 30, 2025 (Business Wire)
Dec-19-25 11:39AM	Mortgage Rates Continue to Ease: 3 mREIT Stocks to Bet on for 2026 (Zacks)
Dec-15-25 11:01PM	Ellington Financial (EFC): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q3 Earnings? (StockStory)
Dec-10-25 01:49PM	MKTX Sets 2026-2028 Growth Targets, Boosts Share Buybacks (Zacks)
Dec-04-25 05:10PM	Wall Street Sees a 19% Upside to Ellington Financial (EFC) (Insider Monkey)
04:17PM	Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
Dec-01-25 10:36PM	Q3 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Earnings: Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Impresses (StockStory)
Nov-26-25 05:56PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of October 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Nov-12-25 12:30AM	Ellington Financial's Q3 Earnings Call: Our Top 5 Analyst Questions (StockStory)
Nov-10-25 04:19PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
12:00PM	Ellington Financial (EFC) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? (Zacks)
Nov-06-25 07:00PM	EFC Q3 Deep Dive: Securitization Expansion and Loan Portfolio Growth Drive Results (StockStory)
06:03PM	Ellington Financial Inc (EFC) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Securitizations and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-05-25 05:30PM	Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Reports Bullish Q3 (StockStory)
04:59PM	Ellington Financial Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Nov-03-25 10:00PM	Earnings To Watch: Ellington Financial (EFC) Reports Q3 Results Tomorrow (StockStory)
Oct-30-25 01:51PM	Ellington Financial Set to Report Q3 Results: What's in the Cards? (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 06:02PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of September 30, 2025 (Business Wire)
Oct-22-25 05:35PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (Business Wire)
Oct-09-25 09:15AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Annaly Capital Management, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and Ellington Financial (Zacks)
Oct-08-25 11:04AM	3 mREIT Stocks to Keep on Your Radar Amid Challenging Industry Trends (Zacks)
Oct-07-25 04:12PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-06-25 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Closing of Senior Unsecured Notes Offering (Business Wire)
Sep-30-25 05:48PM	Ellington Financial Announces Pricing of Senior Unsecured Notes (Business Wire)
Sep-29-25 08:03AM	Ellington Financial Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes (Business Wire)
Sep-25-25 04:48PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of August 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Sep-24-25 11:01PM	Ellington Financial's (EFC) Growth Strategy and its Place Among the Safest Monthly Dividend Stocks (Insider Monkey)
Sep-19-25 10:53AM	3 mREIT Stocks to Watch as Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Since October 2024 (Zacks)
12:01AM	3 Reasons to Avoid EFC and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Sep-08-25 04:21PM	Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends (Business Wire)
Sep-01-25 11:31PM	Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC): Strongest Q2 Results from the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Group (StockStory)
Aug-27-25 05:06PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of July 31, 2025 (Business Wire)
Aug-18-25 06:08AM	Seeking Up to 11% Dividend Yield? Analysts Pick 2 Dividend Stocks to Buy (TipRanks)
Aug-14-25 01:31AM	The 5 Most Interesting Analyst Questions From Ellington Financial's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Aug-11-25 09:36AM	EFC Q2 Deep Dive: Loan Origination Platforms and Securitization Activity Drive Results (StockStory)
Aug-08-25 05:12AM	Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Surprises With Strong Q2 (StockStory)
Aug-07-25 04:59PM	Ellington Financial Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results (Business Wire)
04:20PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Aug-05-25 11:00PM	Ellington Financial (EFC) Q2 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (StockStory)
Jul-31-25 12:03AM	3 Reasons to Sell EFC and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Jul-29-25 01:37AM	Is Ellington Financial (EFC) a Hidden Gem Among Highest Dividend Stocks? (Insider Monkey)
Jul-24-25 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Announces Release Date of Second Quarter 2025 Earnings, Conference Call, and Investor Presentation (Business Wire)
Jul-21-25 09:10AM	Ellington Financial Reports Preliminary Results for Second Quarter 2025 (Business Wire)
Jul-15-25 11:36AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Annaly Capital Management, Dynex Capital and Ellington Financial (Zacks)
Jul-14-25 09:46AM	3 mREIT Stocks to Keep on Your Radar Amid Volatile Industry Trends (Zacks)
Jul-08-25 04:15PM	Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-06-25 11:37PM	Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) In The Context Of Other Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Stocks (StockStory)
Jun-30-25 07:56AM	The Top 5 Analyst Questions From Ellington Financial's Q1 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Jun-26-25 06:29PM	Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of May 31, 2025 (Business Wire)

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Ellington Financial, Inc. engages in the provision of investment services. It operates through the Investment Portfolio and Longbridge segments. The Investment Portfolio segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, which includes residential and commercial mortgage loans, reverse mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, consumer loans & asset-backed securities backed, collateralized loan obligations, non-mortgage and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies. The Longbridge segment consists of the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. The company was founded on July 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, CT.

CFO & TreasurerMr. J. R. Herlihy

Chief Accounting OfficerMr. Christopher Max Smernoff CPA

CEOMr. Laurence Eric Penn

Co-Chief Investment OfficerMr. Mark Ira Tecotzky

Co-Chief Investment OfficerMr. Michael William Vranos

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