EFC

Ellington Financial
EFC
Market cap $1.21B

12.87 USD

-0.20

1.53%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

12.90

+0.03

0.23%

1 day

-1.53%

5 days

1.02%

1 month

-1.53%

3 months

-1.76%

6 months

4.21%

Year to date

5.84%

1 year

6.28%

5 years

5.75%

10 years

-33.52%

About: Ellington Financial Inc is a specialty finance company. Its primary investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments. The company has two reportable segments; The Investment Portfolio Segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments, and The Longbridge Segment is focused on the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. it acquires reverse mortgage loans both through its origination activities and through secondary market purchases.

Employees: 400

Real Estate Mortgage REIT

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.51M | Put options by funds: $650K

79% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 47

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 19

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M [Q4 2024] → $638M (+$57.6M) [Q1 2025]

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 197 [Q4 2024] → 206 (+9) [Q1 2025]

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.81% [Q4 2024] → 53.07% (+0.26%) [Q1 2025]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+0) [Q1 2025]

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$16

24%

upside

Avg. target

$16

24%

upside

High target

$16

24%

upside

1 analyst rating

1 positive

100%

0 neutral

0%

0 negative

0%

B. Riley Securities

Matt Howlett

24%upside

$16

Buy

Maintained

15 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about EFC published over the past 30 days

A Brief Lesson On Huge Yielders

Charts? Dog photos? Me? An Opportunity to learn? So many reasons to like this article. Beware of extremely high return on equity figures. It looks great today, but you need to evaluate the source of the income.

A Brief Lesson On Huge Yielders

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These 5 Monthly ETFs Yield Over 9% — and No One Talks About Them

Business development companies and real estate investment trusts dominate high-yield monthly payers, benefiting from high interest rates in 2025, though economic downturns pose challenges.

These 5 Monthly ETFs Yield Over 9% — and No One Talks About Them

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4 Buy-Rated Russell 2000 Stocks Pay Massive Ultra-High-Yield Dividends

Small-cap stocks typically do well when interest rates fall, which they may do later this year.

4 Buy-Rated Russell 2000 Stocks Pay Massive Ultra-High-Yield Dividends

Big Dividend Yielders At A Glance

We all learn over time. Some of us more than others. The agency mortgage REIT price-to-book ratios are getting really high, except for the weaker ones. That doesn't make the weak ones a great bargain. Main Street Capital stands out among BDCs for superior management and NAV growth, but that valuation just refuses to come down.

Big Dividend Yielders At A Glance

Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the following: (i) a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on July 31, 2025 to common stockholders of record as of June 30, 2025; (ii) a quarterly dividend of $0.615341 per share on the Company's Series A Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable on July 30, 2025 to Series A preferred stockholders of record as of Ju.

Ellington Financial Declares Common and Preferred Dividends

Fat Dividends Served Reality Check

Big dividends sound great, but how about big losses? Since Q2 2025 began, book values got smacked. Not talking about share prices. You can tell if the share price declined (hopefully). That would be a worthless article. One of these high-yield sectors has been doing much better than the others.

Fat Dividends Served Reality Check

Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of April 30, 2025

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today announced an estimated book value per share of common stock of $13.47 as of April 30, 2025. This estimate includes the effect of the previously announced monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, paid on May 27, 2025 to holders of record on April 30, 2025, with the same ex-dividend date. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Estimated book value per common share is subject to.

Ellington Financial Announces Estimated Book Value Per Common Share as of April 30, 2025

Ellington Financial, Inc. (EFC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ellington Financial, Inc. (NYSE:EFC ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 8, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Alaael-Deen Shilleh - Associate General Counsel & Secretary Larry Penn - CEO Mark Tecotzky - Co-CIO JR Herlihy - CFO Conference Call Participants Crispin Love - Piper Sandler Trevor Cranston - Citizens JMP Randy Binner - B. Riley Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by.

Ellington Financial, Inc. (EFC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Ellington Financial Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Highlights Net income attributable to common stockholders of $31.6 million, or $0.35 per common share.1 $57.1 million, or $0.63 per common share, from the investment portfolio. $52.9 million, or $0.58 per common share, from the credit strategy. $4.2 million, or $0.05 per common share, from the Agency strategy. $(1.0) million, or $(0.01) per co.

Ellington Financial Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend

OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, payable on June 30, 2025 to stockholders of record as of May 30, 2025. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-lookin.

Ellington Financial Declares Monthly Common Dividend

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