Ellington Financial Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ellington Financial in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Ellington Financial stock.
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Ellington Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 791,300 shares, an increase of 27.9% from the July 29th total of 618,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 682,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.
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Ellington Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 4th 2021.
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Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE:EFC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $34.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.89 million. Ellington Financial had a net margin of 155.44% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.96%.
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Ellington Financial's stock was trading at $14.80 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, EFC shares have increased by 25.7% and is now trading at $18.60.
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Ellington Financial announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, September 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Monday, October 25th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 29th.
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Ellington Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 9.84%. EFC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Ellington Financial does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Ellington Financial is 110.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, Ellington Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 94.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Ellington Financial may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Ellington Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $14.00 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate Ellington Financial's share price to reach $16.56 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.0%.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ellington Financial investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), NGL Energy Partners (NGL), AT&T (T), C3.ai (AI), New Residential Investment (NRZ), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Chimera Investment (CIM).

Ellington Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EFC."

Ellington Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (19.31%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.14%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.65%), State Street Corp (2.98%), State of Michigan Retirement System (2.78%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.62%).
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EFC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Millennium Management LLC, State of Michigan Retirement System, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and GSA Capital Partners LLP.
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EFC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., State Street Corp, Vanguard Group Inc., Invesco Ltd., Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, and Principal Financial Group Inc..
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Shares of EFC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of EFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.60.

Ellington Financial has a market capitalization of $932.27 million and generates $111.87 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $25 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.63 on an earnings per share basis.

The official website for Ellington Financial is www.ellingtonfinancial.com.

Ellington Financial is headquartered at 53 Forest Ave, Greenwich CT, 06870.

Ellington Financial's mailing address is 53 Forest Ave, Greenwich CT, 06870. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (203) 698-1200 or via email at [email protected].