Ellington Financial (EFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE:EFC) is a real estate investment trust that invests in a range of mortgage-related and other financial assets. Its portfolio includes residential and commercial mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, consumer loans and other credit-related investments.

The company focuses primarily on assets tied to the U.S. housing and real estate markets. Its investment activities may include acquiring, financing and managing residential mortgage loans, including non-agency and other specialized mortgage assets, as well as commercial mortgage investments and mortgage-backed securities. Ellington Financial also uses hedging and other risk-management strategies in connection with its investment portfolio.

Ellington Financial was formed in 2007 and is externally managed by Ellington Financial Management LLC, an affiliate of Ellington Management Group. The company is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, subject to requirements governing its investments and distributions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.38 to $11.60
• 50-Day Range: $11.52 to $13.72
• 52-Week Range: $11.27 to $14.12
• Volume: 2.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.02
• Dividend Yield: 13.55%
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ellington Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ellington Financial scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 370th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ellington Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ellington Financial has a consensus price target of $14.50, representing about 25.9% upside from its current price of $11.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ellington Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ellington Financial are expected to decrease by -1.88% in the coming year, from $2.13 to $2.09 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ellington Financial is 7.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ellington Financial is 7.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ellington Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.24% of the float of Ellington Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ellington Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.29.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ellington Financial has recently increased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Ellington Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.46%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ellington Financial is 95.12%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ellington Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 74.64% next year. This indicates that Ellington Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

Ellington Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ellington Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for EFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Ellington Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.20% of the stock of Ellington Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.62% of the stock of Ellington Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EFC
• CIK: 1411342
• Web: www.ellingtonfinancial.com
• Phone: (203) 698-1200
• Fax: 203-698-0869
• Employees: 500
• Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ellington Financial: $14.50
• High Price Target: $14.50
• Low Price Target: $14.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $146.87 million
• Net Margins: 52.43%
• Pretax Margin: 40.01%
• Return on Equity: 16.61%
• Return on Assets: 1.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 10.39
• Current Ratio: 52.06
• Quick Ratio: 52.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $189.96 million
• Price / Sales: 7.81
• Cash Flow: $1.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.47
• Book Value: $13.28 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,890,000
• Free Float: 124,763,000
• Market Cap: $1.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97