Ellington Credit (EARN) Competitors $5.75 -0.01 (-0.17%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:53 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.76 +0.01 (+0.17%) As of 07/3/2025 04:57 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, MFA, NLY, ORC, RITM, and TWOShould 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), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Two Harbors Investments (TWO). 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 MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Orchid Island Capital Rithm Capital Two Harbors Investments AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Ellington Credit (NYSE:EARN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGNC or EARN? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Ellington Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Ellington Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Ellington Credit has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Ellington Credit's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ellington Credit is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ellington Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is AGNC or EARN more profitable? AGNC Investment has a net margin of 14.91% compared to Ellington Credit's net margin of -21.82%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat Ellington Credit's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment14.91% 20.36% 1.82% Ellington Credit -21.82%17.67%3.74% Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AGNC or EARN a better dividend stock? AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. Ellington Credit pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% 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 pays out -738.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ellington Credit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to AGNC or EARN? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 7 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AGNC Investment and 1 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.77 indicating that Ellington Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AGNC Investment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGNC or EARN? 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 RatioAGNC Investment$2.95B3.26$863M$0.4023.54Ellington Credit$15.07M14.33$6.59M-$0.13-44.23 SummaryAGNC Investment beats Ellington Credit on 10 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$216.34M$1.43B$12.12B$20.71BDividend Yield16.67%12.62%5.54%3.71%P/E Ratio-44.2316.4520.0528.08Price / Sales14.334.6026.0438.37Price / Cash5.3310.9621.7022.53Price / Book0.870.772.284.58Net Income$6.59M$79.73M$1.00B$985.54M7 Day Performance-0.26%1.69%2.25%2.79%1 Month Performance1.95%3.28%3.69%4.37%1 Year Performance-16.91%-7.33%541.99%15.08% Ellington Credit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EARNEllington Credit2.2454 of 5 stars$5.75-0.2%$6.00+4.3%-16.9%$216.34M$15.07M-44.23170Positive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment3.763 of 5 stars$9.19-1.0%$9.75+6.1%-3.4%$9.47B$2.95B5.24N/AARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.2014 of 5 stars$16.81+1.4%$21.00+24.9%-14.3%$1.36B$550.95M4.46N/ACIMChimera Investment3.559 of 5 stars$13.88-1.3%$15.50+11.7%+9.6%$1.14B$760.95M9.3140Positive NewsDXDynex Capital3.8664 of 5 stars$12.21+0.7%$12.50+2.4%+8.3%$1.30B$319.53M151.5020EFCEllington Financial3.6779 of 5 stars$12.99+0.1%$14.83+14.2%+7.3%$1.23B$136.41M8.27170Analyst ForecastMFAMFA Financial3.6894 of 5 stars$9.47-1.8%$12.92+36.4%-7.9%$989.57M$723.97M7.14350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.8666 of 5 stars$18.84-2.9%$21.00+11.5%+1.9%$11.60B$4.84B6.98160Positive NewsORCOrchid Island Capital4.0773 of 5 stars$7.00-0.4%N/A-14.0%$852.11M$241.58M100.432,018News CoverageRITMRithm Capital4.4118 of 5 stars$11.30-0.9%$13.56+20.0%+11.1%$6.04B$5.21B5.356,045Positive NewsTWOTwo Harbors Investments2.2571 of 5 stars$10.79+1.6%$13.14+21.8%-16.1%$1.10B$450.15M14.35100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Competitors ARMOUR Residential REIT Competitors Chimera Investment Competitors Dynex Capital Competitors Ellington Financial Competitors MFA Financial Competitors Annaly Capital Management Competitors Orchid Island Capital Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors Two Harbors Investments 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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe day and month stocks are most likely to crash nextGood News for Stocks 50-year Wall Street veteran, Marc Chaikin is stepping forward to share why history giv...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored140% Yields From Stocks Like Tesla? 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