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Ellington Credit (EARN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$5.86 +0.04 (+0.60%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$5.83 -0.04 (-0.60%)
As of 08/22/2025 07:37 PM Eastern
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About Ellington Credit Stock (NYSE:EARN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$5.75
$5.89
50-Day Range
$5.60
$6.04
52-Week Range
$4.32
$7.11
Volume
743,494 shs
Average Volume
388,475 shs
Market Capitalization
$220.28 million
P/E Ratio
32.58
Dividend Yield
16.37%
Price Target
$6.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Ellington Credit Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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23rd Percentile Overall Score

EARN MarketRank™: 

Ellington Credit scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 829th out of 920 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ellington Credit has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ellington Credit has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Ellington Credit's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Ellington Credit are expected to decrease by -3.42% in the coming year, from $1.17 to $1.13 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ellington Credit is 32.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ellington Credit is 32.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.41.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ellington Credit has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Ellington Credit's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.96% of the float of Ellington Credit has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ellington Credit has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ellington Credit has recently increased by 55.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Ellington Credit is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ellington Credit does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Ellington Credit is 533.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Ellington Credit will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.96% in the coming year. This indicates that Ellington Credit may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Ellington Credit's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.96% of the float of Ellington Credit has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ellington Credit has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ellington Credit has recently increased by 55.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ellington Credit has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.05 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ellington Credit this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    21 people have searched for EARN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Ellington Credit to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Ellington Credit insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.40% of the stock of Ellington Credit is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 20.40% of the stock of Ellington Credit is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Ellington Credit's insider trading history.
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EARN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ellington Credit's stock was trading at $6.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EARN stock has decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $5.8650.

Ellington Credit Company (NYSE:EARN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 19th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $9.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.15 million. Ellington Credit had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.90% and a net margin of 19.24%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Ellington Credit include Delphi Financial Group Inc. (1.62%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.93%), Jane Street Group LLC (0.36%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.19%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of EARN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ellington Credit investors own include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Energy Transfer (ET), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Ellington Financial (EFC), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) and Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund (CLM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 8/29 Dividend
7/31/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
7/31/2025
Last Earnings
8/19/2025
Today
8/24/2025
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
8/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Dividend Payable
9/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - MTGE TRUST
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:EARN
CIK
1560672
Fax
N/A
Employees
170
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$6.50
Low Price Target
$5.75
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.18
Trailing P/E Ratio
32.58
Forward P/E Ratio
5.01
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$6.59 million
Net Margins
19.24%
Pretax Margin
14.23%
Return on Equity
15.90%
Return on Assets
3.89%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.14
Quick Ratio
0.14

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$15.88 million
Price / Sales
13.87
Cash Flow
$1.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.40
Book Value
$6.64 per share
Price / Book
0.88

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
37,559,000
Free Float
37,033,000
Market Cap
$220.28 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.29
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This page (NYSE:EARN) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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