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In the latest session, Ellington Financial Inc (NYSE: EFC) closed at $13.85 up 0.65% from its previous closing price of $13.76. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. EFC stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.77.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Ellington Financial Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.15 and its Current Ratio is at 0.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 8.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 6.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on December 06, 2023, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $13.50.
On October 19, 2023, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on May 15, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.75.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when SIMON RONALD I bought 5,544 shares for $13.56 per share. The transaction valued at 75,176 led to the insider holds 80,000 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, EFC now has a Market Capitalization of 1540888448 and an Enterprise Value of 16785839104. As of this moment, Ellington’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.60. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 50.895.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EFC is 0.94, which has changed by 0.13711 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, EFC has reached a high of $14.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.80%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, EFC has traded an average of 1.38M shares per day and 1858190 over the past ten days. Insiders hold about 2.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.09% stake in the company. Shares short for EFC as of 1765756800 were 4958267 with a Short Ratio of 3.59, compared to 1763078400 on 4854375. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4958267 and a Short% of Float of 5.48.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for EFC is 1.56, from 1.56 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11337209. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.65.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Ellington Financial Inc (EFC) reflects the collective analysis of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.46, with high estimates of $0.49 and low estimates of $0.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.86 and $1.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.84. EPS for the following year is $1.85, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.0 and $1.78.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $132.07M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $136M to a low estimate of $128.71M. As of. The current estimate, Ellington Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $106.74MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $131.72M. There is a high estimate of $133M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $130.51M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EFC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $498.8M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $482.94M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $489.19M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.01MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $542.71M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $569.3M and the low estimate is $528M.
