NYSE:EFC - Ellington Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Ellington Financial announced a monthly dividend on Friday, February 7th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 27th. View Ellington Financial's Dividend History.

Ellington Financial Inc (NYSE:EFC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. The financial services provider had revenue of $39.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.03 million. Ellington Financial had a return on equity of 9.65% and a net margin of 36.23%. View Ellington Financial's Earnings History.

Ellington Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ellington Financial.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Ellington Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.50 to $20.00. On average, they expect Ellington Financial's share price to reach $19.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ellington Financial.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ellington Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ellington Financial.

Media coverage about EFC stock has been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ellington Financial earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Ellington Financial.

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Ellington Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (4.25%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.11%), Ellington Management Group LLC (1.94%), Marshall Wace LLP (1.78%), State Street Corp (1.66%) and Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (1.07%). Company insiders that own Ellington Financial stock include Laurence Penn, Michael W Vranos and Ronald I Simon. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ellington Financial.

EFC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ellington Management Group LLC, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, California Public Employees Retirement System, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Alphasimplex Group LLC and New York State Common Retirement Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ellington Financial.

EFC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace LLP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., State Street Corp, Alliancebernstein L.P., Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC and Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Company insiders that have bought Ellington Financial stock in the last two years include Laurence Penn, Michael W Vranos and Ronald I Simon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ellington Financial.

Shares of EFC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.59.

Ellington Financial has a market capitalization of $816.81 million and generates $159.90 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $57.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.82 on an earnings per share basis. View Additional Information About Ellington Financial.

The official website for Ellington Financial is http://www.ellingtonfinancial.com/.

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