Ellington Credit (EARN) Competitors $5.92 +0.02 (+0.25%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.94 +0.02 (+0.34%) As of 07/25/2025 06:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EARN vs. AGNC, ARR, CIM, DX, EFC, IVR, MFA, NLY, ORC, and RITMShould you be buying Ellington Credit stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellington Credit include AGNC Investment (AGNC), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), and Rithm Capital (RITM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ellington Credit vs. Its Competitors AGNC Investment ARMOUR Residential REIT Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Ellington Financial Invesco Mortgage Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Orchid Island Capital Rithm Capital Ellington Credit (NYSE:EARN) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, EARN or AGNC? Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EARN or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 17 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AGNC Investment and 1 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.46 indicating that Ellington Credit is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ellington Credit 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive AGNC Investment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EARN or AGNC? AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEllington Credit$15.07M14.77$6.59M-$0.13-45.58AGNC Investment$584M16.97$863M$0.3428.56 Is EARN or AGNC more profitable? AGNC Investment has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Ellington Credit's net margin of -21.82%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.63% beat Ellington Credit's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ellington Credit-21.82% 17.67% 3.74% AGNC Investment 11.50%19.63%1.76% Do analysts prefer EARN or AGNC? Ellington Credit presently has a consensus target price of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 3.38%. AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.58, suggesting a potential downside of 1.30%. Given Ellington Credit's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ellington Credit is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ellington Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is EARN or AGNC a better dividend stock? Ellington Credit pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.2%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.8%. Ellington Credit pays out -738.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ellington Credit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in EARN or AGNC? 20.4% of Ellington Credit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Ellington Credit shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAGNC Investment beats Ellington Credit on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ellington Credit News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EARN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EARN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EARN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllington CreditREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$221.98M$1.47B$12.29B$21.04BDividend Yield16.24%12.74%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio-45.5716.1619.0528.45Price / Sales14.773.1526.1471.96Price / Cash5.4711.0121.6322.92Price / Book0.890.782.204.69Net Income$6.59M$79.73M$998.02M$995.51M7 Day Performance-1.25%1.62%0.60%1.66%1 Month Performance2.95%1.52%3.48%4.55%1 Year Performance-16.08%-12.66%536.58%10.01% Ellington Credit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EARNEllington Credit1.1896 of 5 stars$5.93+0.3%$6.13+3.4%-15.7%$221.98M$15.07M-45.57170Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment3.052 of 5 stars$9.31-1.0%$9.79+5.1%-1.6%$9.50B$2.95B23.2850Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.1979 of 5 stars$16.76-0.6%$18.50+10.4%-16.7%$1.37B$4.08M-47.87N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCIMChimera Investment3.8338 of 5 stars$13.99-0.6%$15.50+10.8%-4.2%$1.13B$760.95M9.3240News CoveragePositive NewsDXDynex Capital3.506 of 5 stars$12.61-1.1%$12.67+0.5%+5.5%$1.35B$108.02M16.3720Earnings ReportEFCEllington Financial2.1717 of 5 stars$13.26+0.3%$14.30+7.9%+4.0%$1.25B$284.66M9.40170IVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.1197 of 5 stars$7.55-1.5%$7.25-3.9%-14.7%$497.53M$69.84M17.96N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportMFAMFA Financial4.35 of 5 stars$9.31-0.6%$12.21+31.3%-13.4%$955.16M$723.97M9.49350Positive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5032 of 5 stars$19.67-0.3%$20.90+6.3%+6.2%$11.75B$4.84B22.10160Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeORCOrchid Island Capital2.1792 of 5 stars$7.07-1.2%N/A-10.4%$895.21M$241.58M17.662,018News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeRITMRithm Capital4.0684 of 5 stars$11.74+0.5%$13.56+15.6%+7.2%$6.22B$2.73B9.786,045News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Competitors ARMOUR Residential REIT Competitors Chimera Investment Competitors Dynex Capital Competitors Ellington Financial Competitors Invesco Mortgage Capital Competitors MFA Financial Competitors Annaly Capital Management Competitors Orchid Island Capital Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EARN) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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