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 declared a monthly dividend on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Wednesday, March 25th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.61%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 27th. View Ellington Financial's Dividend History.

Ellington Financial Inc (NYSE:EFC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $39.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Ellington Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $19.50 to $20.00. On average, they anticipate Ellington Financial's stock price to reach $19.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.1% 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 headlines about EFC stock have trended very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ellington Financial earned a media sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. 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 bought 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 $18.73.

Ellington Financial has a market capitalization of $823.00 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]