Q3 EPS Estimate for Ellington Financial Raised by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at B. Riley have raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Ellington Financial to $0.44, up from $0.42, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $16.00.
• Ellington Financial's stock currently holds a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with an average target price of $14.30, despite mixed target adjustments from other analysts.
• The company recently announced a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share, effective September 30th, which yields approximately 11.7% annually.

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE:EFC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ellington Financial in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.42. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $16.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ellington Financial's current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ellington Financial's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $92.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $112.48 million. Ellington Financial had a return on equity of 13.56% and a net margin of 89.52%.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on EFC. Jones Trading raised Ellington Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $14.25 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group upped their price objective on Ellington Financial from $12.00 to $12.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Zacks Research upgraded Ellington Financial to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Ellington Financial from $15.00 to $14.50 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ellington Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $14.29.

Ellington Financial Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of EFC stock traded down $0.01 on Wednesday, reaching $13.76. 1,112,325 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,204,898. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.94. The stock has a market cap of $1.37 billion, a PE ratio of 11.10 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.96, a current ratio of 46.78 and a quick ratio of 42.26. Ellington Financial has a one year low of $11.12 and a one year high of $14.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ellington Financial

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Amundi bought a new position in shares of Ellington Financial during the first quarter valued at approximately $6,418,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Ellington Financial by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,364,583 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $28,659,000 after buying an additional 347,587 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Ellington Financial by 39.8% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,092,902 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,246,000 after buying an additional 311,406 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Ellington Financial in the first quarter valued at $3,941,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Ellington Financial by 738.6% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 310,331 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,031,000 after purchasing an additional 273,323 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.62% of the company's stock.

Ellington Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.3%. Ellington Financial's payout ratio is currently 125.81%.

Ellington Financial Company Profile

Ellington Financial Inc, through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgage; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.S.