Inside the research

Ellington Financial Inc.

EFC Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$12.36

▼ -0.01 (-0.1%)

52w hi$13.58
52w lo$10.65
Vol1.58M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.21

Short-0.26
Medium-0.24
Long-0.06

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Ellington Financial Inc.

Real Estate · REIT - Mortgage

Market cap$1.62B
Enterprise value$19.42B
Trailing P/E7.72x
Forward P/E6.25x
P / S (ttm)3.76x
Profit margin51.5%
Return on equity12.2%
Revenue growth+33.8%
Earnings growth-3.3%
Debt / equity928.78

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector-0.04
Technical-0.08
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment-0.25

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business 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. It operates in two segments, Investment Portfolio and Longbridge. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, non-QM, manufactured housing, subprime residential, and single-family-rental mortgage loans; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.S. government agency or the U.S. government-sponsored entity; residential and commercial mortgage loans; residential mortgage-backed securities; commercial mortgage-backed securities; consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans; investments referencing mortgage servicing rights on traditional forward mortgage loans; collateralized loan obligations; non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives; debt and equity investments in loan origination companies; and other strategic investments. It also offers reverse mortgage loans, including associated financial assets, financing, hedging, and allocated expenses. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes that intends to distribute at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends to shareholders. Ellington Financial Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

United States · www.ellingtonfinancial.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.56
Corr SPX0.47
Annual vol19.3%
Annual ret-1.1%
Sharpe-0.06
Max DD-21.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-10Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-08-07Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-07-23Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-07-08Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-06-25Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-06-08Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-29Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-05-28Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-05-11Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-05Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2026-04-28Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-04-07Other Material Event, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2025-05-20Vranos Michael WCo-Chief Investment OfficJ33.88K—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders6
Top-5 share100.0%
HHI7,221 (concentrated)

Top Holders

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AQR Capital Management$220.71K16.22K
T. Rowe Price Group$2.07K152.08K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-1010-Qview
2026-08-108-Kview
2026-08-078-Kview
2026-08-064view
2026-07-238-Kview
2026-07-088-Kview
2026-06-258-Kview
2026-06-088-Kview
2026-05-298-Kview
2026-05-288-Kview
2026-05-134view
2026-05-1110-Qview
2026-05-118-Kview
2026-05-058-Kview
2026-04-288-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Operating income$10.24M-15.1%
Net income$60.90M-3.5%
Cash from ops-$925.46M-47.1%

Indices

S&P SmallCap 600

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$12.37$12.42$12.19$12.361.58M
Sep 24$12.45$12.49$12.30$12.371.49M
Sep 23$12.70$12.70$12.41$12.411.58M
Sep 22$12.72$12.79$12.66$12.701.08M
Sep 21$12.50$12.65$12.47$12.611.33M

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