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The closing price of Ellington Financial Inc (NYSE: EFC) was $13.16 for the day%, Up $1.39% from the previous closing price of $12.98. In other words, the price has increased by $1.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. EFC stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.94.
Ratios:
Our analysis of EFC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.29 and its Current Ratio is at 0.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 8.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 7.52.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 15 ’24 when Vranos Michael W sold 14,361 shares for $12.58 per share. The transaction valued at 180,647 led to the insider holds 153,998 shares of the business.
Vranos Michael W sold 14,000 shares of EFC for $174,706 on Oct 14 ’24. The Co-Chief Investment Officer now owns 168,359 shares after completing the transaction at $12.48 per share.
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 1288248192 and an Enterprise Value of 15884808192. As of this moment, Ellington’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 51.753.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for EFC is 0.99, which has changed by 0.030540347 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 1.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.37%.
Shares Statistics:
EFC traded an average of 965.18K shares per day over the past three months and 1259140 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 97.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 92.16M. Insiders hold about 2.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.72% stake in the company. Shares short for EFC as of 1752537600 were 5430267 with a Short Ratio of 5.63, compared to 1749772800 on 4527929. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5430267 and a Short% of Float of 7.000000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.56, EFC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.56. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.1201849The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.59.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 2.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.75 and $1.72 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.74. EPS for the following year is $1.75, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.85 and $1.66.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 1 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $120.8M to a low estimate of $120.8M. As of the current estimate, Ellington Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $107.28MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $124.4M. There is a high estimate of $124.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $124.4M.
A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for EFC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $481.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $481.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $481.6M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.01MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $478.29M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $522.7M and the low estimate is $455M.
