Ellington Credit (EARN) Competitors $5.72 -0.01 (-0.09%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.70 -0.03 (-0.52%) As of 09/19/2025 07:17 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer EARN or AGNC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 7 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AGNC Investment and 2 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat AGNC Investment's score of 1.31 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AGNC Investment 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate EARN or AGNC? Ellington Credit presently has a consensus price target of $6.13, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential downside of 3.46%. Given Ellington Credit's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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 Which has better earnings & valuation, EARN or AGNC? 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 RatioEllington Credit$15.07M14.27$6.59M$0.1831.81AGNC Investment$2.95B3.52$863M$0.3429.32 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 16.8%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. 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. 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. Which has more risk and volatility, EARN or AGNC? Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EARN or AGNC 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 Ellington Credit19.24% 15.90% 3.89% AGNC Investment 11.50%19.32%1.71% SummaryEllington Credit and AGNC Investment 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. 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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$215.21M$1.55B$12.70B$21.60BDividend Yield16.75%12.69%5.40%3.52%P/E Ratio31.8114.52243.7829.95Price / Sales14.273.0530.8360.40Price / Cash5.3011.3022.4224.97Price / Book0.860.782.334.59Net Income$6.59M$79.73M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance1.42%-1.27%0.36%0.81%1 Month Performance-0.52%2.23%3.79%5.42%1 Year Performance-18.56%-12.21%537.70%14.47% Ellington Credit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EARNEllington Credit2.5484 of 5 stars$5.73-0.1%$6.13+7.0%-18.6%$215.21M$15.07M31.81170Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AGNCAGNC Investment3.2483 of 5 stars$10.19+0.1%$9.63-5.5%-5.6%$10.60B$2.95B29.9750Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.0044 of 5 stars$15.06-1.7%$15.50+2.9%-30.1%$1.40B$550.95M-62.75N/ACIMChimera Investment4.0531 of 5 stars$14.21+0.2%$15.50+9.1%-14.7%$1.15B$760.95M11.2740Dividend AnnouncementDXDynex Capital3.8939 of 5 stars$12.50-0.2%$13.00+4.0%-4.9%$1.63B$319.53M16.0320News CoverageEFCEllington Financial3.6831 of 5 stars$13.42-0.1%$14.46+7.7%-0.6%$1.34B$136.41M10.82170Positive NewsOptions VolumeIVRINVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL1.088 of 5 stars$7.56-0.1%$7.50-0.8%-20.7%$501.95M$286.55M18.90N/ANews CoverageMFAMFA Financial4.0283 of 5 stars$10.12+0.0%$12.14+20.0%-25.2%$1.04B$254.80M11.63350Positive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5335 of 5 stars$22.06+0.3%$21.06-4.6%+2.9%$14.13B$945.06M21.84160Positive NewsORCOrchid Island Capital3.2207 of 5 stars$7.13+0.5%N/A-16.4%$1.04B$241.58M35.632,018Positive NewsShort Interest ↑RITMRithm Capital4.4736 of 5 stars$12.38flat$14.25+15.1%+1.7%$6.57B$5.21B9.526,045News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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