Ellington Credit (EARN) Competitors $5.66 -0.03 (-0.44%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.64 -0.01 (-0.18%) As of 07:39 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 AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Ellington Credit (NYSE:EARN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Ellington Credit. AGNC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ellington Credit, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAGNC Investment$2.95B3.66$863M$0.3430.50Ellington Credit$15.07M14.09$6.59M$0.1831.42 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGNC or EARN? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Ellington Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Ellington Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 13.9%. Ellington Credit pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. 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 pays out 533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential downside of 7.18%. Ellington Credit has a consensus price target of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 8.31%. Given Ellington Credit's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Ellington Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to AGNC or EARN? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 13 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AGNC Investment and 4 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.74 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellington Credit 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AGNC or EARN more profitable? Ellington Credit has a net margin of 19.24% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Ellington Credit's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment11.50% 19.32% 1.71% Ellington Credit 19.24%15.90%3.89% Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAGNC Investment and Ellington Credit tied by winning 9 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$213.34M$1.59B$12.49B$21.32BDividend Yield16.90%12.46%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio31.4214.94232.3029.64Price / Sales14.093.5330.9750.67Price / Cash5.2611.3021.9524.13Price / Book0.850.802.294.55Net Income$6.59M$79.73M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance-1.39%1.59%0.42%0.55%1 Month Performance-0.44%5.83%3.68%5.67%1 Year Performance-17.08%-7.21%543.58%15.62% Ellington Credit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EARNEllington Credit3.1006 of 5 stars$5.66-0.4%$6.13+8.3%-17.0%$213.34M$15.07M31.42170Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AGNCAGNC Investment3.5898 of 5 stars$9.76-0.3%$9.58-1.8%+0.3%$10.17B$2.95B28.7150Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.708 of 5 stars$15.32+1.2%$16.00+4.4%-22.7%$1.40B$550.95M-63.83N/AAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.0178 of 5 stars$14.19+1.3%$15.50+9.3%-4.3%$1.15B$760.95M11.2640Positive NewsDXDynex Capital3.9281 of 5 stars$12.62+1.0%$12.83+1.7%+2.8%$1.64B$319.53M16.1820News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEFCEllington Financial3.4691 of 5 stars$13.65-0.8%$14.29+4.7%+5.5%$1.36B$136.41M11.00170Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIVRINVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL1.8899 of 5 stars$7.83+0.9%$7.25-7.4%-6.6%$518.52M$286.55M19.58N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMFAMFA Financial3.7628 of 5 stars$10.21+1.3%$12.07+18.3%-15.4%$1.05B$723.97M11.73350Analyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4171 of 5 stars$21.18+0.9%$20.72-2.1%+9.0%$13.61B$4.84B20.97160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeORCOrchid Island Capital3.5491 of 5 stars$7.07-0.1%N/A-11.7%$894.71M$241.58M35.332,018Positive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.2421 of 5 stars$12.39+0.9%$14.00+13.0%+8.1%$6.57B$5.21B9.536,045News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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