Ellington Financial (EFC) Competitors $13.06 -0.04 (-0.27%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.09 +0.04 (+0.27%) As of 07/3/2025 04:50 PM 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has better 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$2.95B3.26$863M$0.4023.54Ellington Financial$136.41M9.04$145.86M$1.419.26 Does the media prefer AGNC or EFC? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Ellington Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AGNC Investment and 4 mentions for Ellington Financial. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Ellington Financial's score of -0.09 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellington Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer AGNC or EFC? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.56%. Ellington Financial has a consensus target price of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.98%. Given Ellington Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ellington Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is AGNC or EFC more profitable? Ellington Financial has a net margin of 101.59% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat Ellington Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment14.91% 20.36% 1.82% Ellington Financial 101.59%12.06%0.95% 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 11.9%. AGNC Investment 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 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. Which has more risk & volatility, AGNC or EFC? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Financial has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGNC or EFC? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$1.24B$1.43B$12.11B$20.72BDividend Yield11.85%12.62%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio9.2616.4520.0228.09Price / Sales9.042.8525.6838.30Price / Cash7.9310.9621.6822.53Price / Book0.940.772.284.58Net Income$145.86M$79.73M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance0.38%1.69%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance3.91%4.10%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance7.27%-7.91%538.58%15.06% Ellington Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EFCEllington Financial3.6778 of 5 stars$13.06-0.3%$14.75+13.0%+7.4%$1.24B$136.41M9.26170Analyst ForecastAGNCAGNC Investment3.7599 of 5 stars$9.19-1.0%$9.75+6.1%-2.8%$9.38B$2.95B22.98N/ANYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.2741 of 5 stars$6.70+0.8%$7.83+16.9%+14.5%$605.01M$401.28M-111.6770Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.1805 of 5 stars$9.66-1.5%$10.13+4.8%+0.9%$1.34B$303.67M-322.00N/ACIMChimera Investment3.637 of 5 stars$13.88-1.3%$15.50+11.7%+11.4%$1.12B$760.95M9.2540Positive NewsDXDynex Capital3.7691 of 5 stars$12.21+0.7%$12.50+2.4%+8.6%$1.31B$319.53M15.8620LADRLadder Capital4.7485 of 5 stars$10.75-1.1%$13.20+22.8%-1.3%$1.38B$261.13M13.1160Analyst DowngradeMFAMFA Financial3.8273 of 5 stars$9.47-1.8%$12.92+36.4%-7.6%$972.12M$264.48M9.66350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.9728 of 5 stars$18.84-2.9%$21.00+11.5%+2.2%$11.26B$898.19M21.17160Positive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.4353 of 5 stars$11.30-0.9%$13.56+20.0%+10.0%$5.99B$5.21B9.426,045Positive NewsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.4002 of 5 stars$20.08-1.6%$21.83+8.7%+9.6%$6.82B$1.95B21.14290Positive News 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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