EARN vs. ORC, PAX, NOAH, AC, TINV, GETY, PLYM, AACT, BRSP, and SITC
Should you be buying Ellington Credit stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellington Credit include Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Patria Investments (PAX), Noah (NOAH), Associated Capital Group (AC), Tiga Acquisition (TINV), Getty Images (GETY), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), and Site Centers (SITC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Ellington Credit vs. Its Competitors
Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) and Ellington Credit (NYSE:EARN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Orchid Island Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.1%. Ellington Credit pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. Orchid Island Capital 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. Orchid Island Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Orchid Island Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Orchid Island Capital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ellington Credit's net margin of -21.82%. Ellington Credit's return on equity of 17.67% beat Orchid Island Capital's return on equity.
Orchid Island Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchid Island Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Orchid Island Capital has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ellington Credit has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Ellington Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ellington Credit is more favorable than Orchid Island Capital.
32.7% of Orchid Island Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Ellington Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Orchid Island Capital 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 is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Orchid Island Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Ellington Credit. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orchid Island Capital and 1 mentions for Ellington Credit. Ellington Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Orchid Island Capital's score of 0.53 indicating that Ellington Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Orchid Island Capital beats Ellington Credit on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EARN) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
