Live Earnings Conference Call: Ellington Financial will host a live Q2 2025 earnings call on August 8, 2025 at 11:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Ellington Financial's Q2 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Ellington Financial (EFC) Competitors $12.68 -0.04 (-0.28%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.81 +0.13 (+0.99%) As of 04:02 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EFC vs. AGNC, NYMT, ARI, CIM, DX, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Ellington Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellington Financial include AGNC Investment (AGNC), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ellington Financial vs. Its Competitors AGNC Investment New York Mortgage Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do analysts recommend AGNC or EFC? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $9.58, suggesting a potential upside of 1.84%. Ellington Financial has a consensus price target of $14.30, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Given Ellington Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ellington Financial is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Ellington Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more risk and volatility, AGNC or EFC? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Financial has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is AGNC or EFC more profitable? Ellington Financial has a net margin of 101.59% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Ellington Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment11.50% 19.32% 1.71% Ellington Financial 101.59%12.06%0.95% Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGNC or EFC? AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Ellington Financial. Ellington Financial 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$2.95B3.32$863M$0.3427.68Ellington Financial$136.41M8.79$145.86M$1.419.00 Does the media favor AGNC or EFC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 11 more articles in the media than Ellington Financial. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for AGNC Investment and 7 mentions for Ellington Financial. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Ellington Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AGNC Investment 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellington Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AGNC or EFC? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Ellington Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AGNC or EFC a better dividend stock? AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. Ellington Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. 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 Financial pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryAGNC Investment beats Ellington Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ellington Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 EFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllington FinancialREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$1.47B$12.17B$20.70BDividend Yield12.26%13.07%5.64%3.67%P/E Ratio9.0013.9019.8628.65Price / Sales8.793.2626.0657.34Price / Cash7.6710.6021.4923.59Price / Book0.910.782.114.32Net Income$145.86M$79.73M$1.00B$995.66M7 Day Performance-0.12%0.45%1.01%1.91%1 Month Performance-3.76%-2.25%-0.11%-0.54%1 Year Performance-0.98%-10.95%543.15%14.76% Ellington Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EFCEllington Financial3.2294 of 5 stars$12.69-0.3%$14.30+12.7%+0.8%$1.20B$136.41M9.00170News CoverageEarnings ReportAGNCAGNC Investment3.5136 of 5 stars$9.63+1.6%$9.58-0.5%-5.4%$9.83B$496M28.3250Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.2215 of 5 stars$6.72+2.1%$7.56+12.5%+6.4%$606.82M$401.28M35.3770Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.448 of 5 stars$9.92+1.4%$10.31+4.0%-0.3%$1.38B$303.67M-70.82N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.1856 of 5 stars$13.64+1.5%$15.50+13.7%-8.8%$1.10B$309.07M9.0940Earnings ReportDXDynex Capital3.6118 of 5 stars$12.59+1.1%$12.83+2.0%+1.8%$1.63B$319.53M16.1320LADRLadder Capital4.8311 of 5 stars$11.03+1.5%$12.75+15.6%-4.5%$1.41B$506.84M15.7660MFAMFA Financial4.3721 of 5 stars$9.18+0.5%$12.07+31.6%-13.8%$941.84M$264.48M9.36350Earnings ReportNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.3881 of 5 stars$20.90+1.9%$20.72-0.9%+4.2%$13.42B$4.84B20.69160Positive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.2378 of 5 stars$12.19+1.2%$14.00+14.8%+11.5%$6.46B$5.21B9.386,045Analyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.4938 of 5 stars$19.50+0.6%$21.70+11.3%+2.2%$7.16B$1.95B20.52290Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm Capital Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives 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:EFC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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