EFC

Ellington Financial

13.26 USD
+0.04
0.30%
At close Jul 14, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
13.30
+0.04
0.30%
1 day
0.30%
5 days
2.00%
1 month
3.27%
3 months
10.96%
6 months
8.60%
Year to date
9.05%
1 year
2.31%
5 years
16.73%
10 years
-30.06%
 

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

0
Funds holding %
of 7,315 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

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]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$12.50
6%
downside
Avg. target
$14.33
8%
upside
High target
$16
21%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
UBS
Douglas Harter
6%downside
$12.50
Neutral
Maintained
10 Jul 2025
Piper Sandler
Crispin Love
9%upside
$14.50
Overweight
Maintained
1 Jul 2025
B. Riley Securities
Matt Howlett
21%upside
$16
Buy
Maintained
15 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about EFC published over the past 30 days

Negative
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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 August 29, 2025 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 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-loo.
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OLD GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE: EFC) ("we") today announced an estimated book value per share of common stock of $13.41 as of May 31, 2025. This estimate includes the effect of the previously announced monthly dividend of $0.13 per share of common stock, to be paid on June 30, 2025 to holders of record on May 30, 2025, with the same ex-dividend date. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Estimated book value per common share is subject.
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