Ellington Credit (EARN) Competitors $5.00 -0.13 (-2.44%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.07 +0.07 (+1.30%) As of 10/10/2025 07:32 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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$2.95B3.51$863M$0.3429.21Ellington Credit$15.07M12.47$6.59M$0.1827.81 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 14.5%. Ellington Credit pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.2%. 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. Does the media prefer AGNC or EARN? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 10 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AGNC Investment and 6 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.92 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellington Credit 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts rate AGNC or EARN? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.81%. Ellington Credit has a consensus target price of $6.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.38%. Given Ellington Credit's higher possible 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ellington Credit 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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. 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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$188.55M$1.51B$12.56B$21.89BDividend Yield19.12%13.16%5.57%3.61%P/E Ratio27.8112.8629.7628.83Price / Sales12.472.9530.0082.97Price / Cash4.648.9322.5724.17Price / Book0.750.742.234.51Net Income$6.59M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-8.08%-4.98%-1.92%-3.53%1 Month Performance-11.57%-6.55%-2.25%-1.95%1 Year Performance-25.74%-12.56%535.84%10.26% Ellington Credit Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EARNEllington Credit3.8677 of 5 stars$5.01-2.4%$6.13+22.4%-25.8%$188.55M$15.07M27.81170Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAGNCAGNC Investment3.6254 of 5 stars$9.88-1.8%$9.63-2.6%-4.2%$10.48B$2.95B29.0650Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.7456 of 5 stars$15.47-0.1%$15.50+0.2%-20.8%$1.42B$550.95M-64.46N/AAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.1087 of 5 stars$13.08-2.3%$15.50+18.5%-15.6%$1.09B$760.95M10.3840Analyst ForecastDXDynex Capital3.8243 of 5 stars$12.64-0.7%$13.00+2.8%+5.7%$1.65B$319.53M16.2120News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEFCEllington Financial3.6674 of 5 stars$13.27-0.5%$14.46+9.0%+8.0%$1.33B$136.41M10.70170Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIVRINVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL1.8596 of 5 stars$7.51-3.2%$7.50-0.1%-14.4%$514.54M$286.55M18.78N/AMFAMFA Financial4.0232 of 5 stars$8.95-2.8%$11.75+31.3%-25.6%$945.58M$723.97M10.29350Analyst DowngradeNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5131 of 5 stars$20.45-1.5%$20.94+2.4%+3.6%$13.33B$4.84B20.25160Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeORCOrchid Island Capital3.2793 of 5 stars$7.07-0.8%N/A-9.9%$1.04B$241.58M35.352,018Analyst ForecastRITMRithm Capital4.3378 of 5 stars$10.90-2.2%$14.25+30.7%+0.0%$5.91B$5.21B8.386,045Analyst 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 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored2013 miner reveals his trading systemWhile everyone else is gambling on meme coins or chasing the next "100x moonshot," our members are systematica...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredForget AI, This Will Be the Next Big Tech BreakthroughAfter picking Nvidia in 2016, before it jumped 27,000%... 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