How to buy Ellington Financial stock (EFC)

Ellington Financial is a reit - mortgage business based in the US. Ellington Financial shares (EFC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $12.13 – a decrease of 1.78% over the previous week. Ellington Financial employs 400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $290.3 million.

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Ellington Financial stock price (NYSE: EFC)

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Ellington Financial shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$12.13
52-week range	$9.84 - $12.99
50-day moving average more info button	$12.38
200-day moving average more info button	$12.28
Wall St. target price	$13.75
PE ratio more info button	9.2713
Dividend yield more info button	$1.66 (13.04%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.29

Is it a good time to buy Ellington Financial stock?

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Ellington Financial price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $12.05 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.43%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-2.82%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-8.09%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-0.58%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-6.59%
2 years (2022-12-21)	21.99%
3 years (2021-12-21)	6.29%
5 years (2019-12-20)	18.29%

Is Ellington Financial stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Ellington Financial stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ellington Financial's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Ellington Financial's P/E ratio

Ellington Financial's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Ellington Financial shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Ellington Financial's PEG ratio

Ellington Financial's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.86. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ellington Financial's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ellington Financial financials

Revenue TTM	$290.3 million
Operating margin TTM	45.57%
Gross profit TTM	$41.7 million
Return on assets TTM	0.9%
Return on equity TTM	9.23%
Profit margin	46.28%
Book value	$13.81
Market Capitalization more info button	$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Ellington Financial share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40.63% of net profits

Recently Ellington Financial has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ellington Financial shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ellington Financial's case, that would currently equate to about $1.66 per share.

While Ellington Financial's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ellington Financial may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Ellington Financial's most recent dividend payout was on 26 January 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Ellington Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ellington Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.8439 up to $12.9908. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Ellington Financial's is 1.985. This would suggest that Ellington Financial's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ellington Financial overview

Ellington Financial Inc. , through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgage; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U. S. government agency or the U. S. government-sponsored entity; residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgage-backed securities; and commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Ellington Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 3.589% of Ellington Financial shares are held by insiders and 56.202% by institutions. How many people work for Ellington Financial?
Latest data suggests 400 work at Ellington Financial. When does the fiscal year end for Ellington Financial?
Ellington Financial's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Ellington Financial based?
Ellington Financial's address is: 53 Forest Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT, United States, 06870 What is Ellington Financial's ISIN number?
Ellington Financial's international securities identification number is: US28852N1090 What is Ellington Financial's CUSIP number?
Ellington Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 28852N109