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Ellington Credit Company (EARN)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Old Greenwich, United States | NYSE
4.74 USD +0.07 (1.499%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 10:22 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT

EARN offers a high dividend yield, making it attractive for income-focused investors, but the stock's fundamentals are weak, with negative profit margins and a low current ratio. The recent price action shows a lack of clear momentum, and the short-term forecast indicates a slight downward trend. While the dividend is reliable, the overall stock appears speculative, and investors should be cautious. Long-term investors might consider buying on dips, but short-term traders should be wary of the lack of clear direction and the high volatility in options activity.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.086986
AutoETS0.087661
AutoARIMA0.088006
AutoTheta0.091141

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 46.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.195
Excess Kurtosis -1.27
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Revenue per Share 1.31
Market Cap 178,084,656
Trailing P/E 16.93
Forward P/E 4.31
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins -14.61%
Previous Name Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
Website https://www.ellingtoncredit.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:15 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are predominantly OTM with high open interest and volatility, suggesting some bullish sentiment, particularly around the $5.00 strike. However, puts are also showing significant OTM activity with high IV, indicating potential bearish speculation. The overall options activity suggests uncertainty about the near-term price direction, with a balance of both bullish and bearish positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.81% 19.54% 20.02% 20.55%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.08 1.805869
2026-02-27 0.08 1.666079
2026-01-30 0.08 1.516166
2025-12-31 0.08 1.593190
2025-11-28 0.08 1.572793
2025-10-31 0.08 1.699436
2025-09-30 0.08 1.611979
2025-08-29 0.08 1.560757
2025-07-31 0.08 1.544418
2025-06-30 0.08 1.592619
2025-05-30 0.08 1.652329
2025-04-30 0.08 1.724830
2025-03-31 0.08 1.765954
2025-02-28 0.08 1.497177
2025-01-31 0.08 1.494951
2024-12-31 0.08 1.499467
2024-11-29 0.08 1.493140
2024-10-31 0.08 1.554676
2024-09-30 0.08 1.474410
2024-08-30 0.08 1.504412
2024-07-31 0.08 1.500102
2024-06-28 0.08 1.532577
2024-05-31 0.08 1.526015
2024-04-29 0.08 1.631309
2024-03-27 0.08 1.605189
2024-02-28 0.08 1.894689
2024-01-30 0.08 1.875709
2023-12-28 0.08 1.827338
2023-11-29 0.08 1.908296
2023-10-30 0.08 2.274159
2023-09-28 0.08 1.925928
2023-08-30 0.08 1.821813
2023-07-28 0.08 1.663455
2023-06-29 0.08 1.714243
2023-05-30 0.08 1.813509
2023-04-27 0.08 1.726887
2023-03-30 0.08 1.774975
2023-02-27 0.08 1.660998
2023-01-30 0.08 1.669549
2022-12-29 0.08 1.899708
2022-11-29 0.08 1.852402
2022-10-28 0.08 1.977222
2022-09-29 0.08 2.243718
2022-08-30 0.08 1.705317
2022-07-28 0.08 1.636867
2022-06-29 0.08 1.899893
2022-05-27 0.08 1.735128
2022-04-28 0.10 2.009503
2022-03-30 0.10 1.811581
2022-02-25 0.10 1.883663
2022-01-28 0.10 1.796537
2021-12-29 0.10 1.744698
2021-11-29 0.10 1.691624
2021-10-28 0.10 1.567780
2021-09-29 0.30 5.138740
2021-06-29 0.30 4.999051
2021-03-30 0.28 4.560967
2020-12-30 0.28 4.572163
2020-09-29 0.28 5.288959
2020-06-29 0.28 5.998304
2020-03-30 0.28 11.414483
2019-12-30 0.28 5.924856
2019-09-27 0.28 6.344410
2019-06-27 0.28 6.408766
2019-03-28 0.34 7.244318
2018-12-28 0.34 8.453715
2018-09-27 0.37 8.751541
2018-06-28 0.37 9.291850
2018-03-28 0.37 9.728156
2017-12-28 0.37 9.015833
2017-09-28 0.40 8.444404
2017-06-28 0.40 8.440146
2017-03-29 0.40 8.813492
2016-12-28 0.40 10.156897
2016-09-28 0.40 10.476980
2016-06-28 0.40 10.734141
2016-03-29 0.45 13.670720
2015-12-29 0.45 13.882149
2015-09-28 0.45 14.374983
2015-06-26 0.55 15.211812
2015-03-27 0.55 14.090490
2014-12-29 0.55 14.462858
2014-12-26 0.55 14.712679
2014-09-26 0.55 15.450954
2014-06-26 0.55 15.785774
2014-03-27 0.55 16.143112
2013-12-27 0.50 16.476751
2013-09-25 0.50 17.019457
2013-06-26 0.14 4.334707
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.96
dividendYield 20.56
exDividendDate 2026-04-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.20556745
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.113851964
Address1 53 Forest Avenue
All Time High 19.85
All Time Low 2.7
Ask 4.74
Ask Size 200
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 317,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 499,291
Average Volume 499,291
Average Volume10Days 317,600
Beta 1.293
Bid 4.73
Bid Size 500
Book Value 5.991
City Old Greenwich
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.74
Current Ratio 0.052
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 4.75
Day Low 4.68
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 20.56
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,747,839,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,747,839,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,755,288,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,942,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Current Year 0.96
Eps Forward 1.1
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,777,507,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 4.7654
Fifty Day Average Change -0.025400162
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0053301216
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.385197
Fifty Two Week High 6.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3400002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.22039476
Fifty Two Week Low 4.27
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.4699998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.110070206
Fifty Two Week Range 4.27 - 6.08
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,367,415,000,000
Float Shares 37,047,534
Forward Eps 1.1
Forward P E 4.3090906
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 35,893,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.013990001
Held Percent Institutions 0.10283
Implied Shares Outstanding 37,570,604
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,735,603,200
Long Business Summary Ellington Credit Company, a closed-end management investment company, focuses on generating current yields and risk-adjusted total returns by investing primarily in collateralized loan obligations. It invests in mezzanine debt and equity tranches. The company was formerly known as Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT and changed its name to Ellington Credit Company in April 2024. Ellington Credit Company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Long Name Ellington Credit Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 178,084,656
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_234075074
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common -5,245,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 175,446,296
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 4.66
Operating Cashflow 19,528,000
Operating Margins 0.68381
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 203 698 1200
Prev Name Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT
Previous Close 4.67
Price Eps Current Year 4.9375
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.7911867
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.9615426
Profit Margins -0.14613
Quick Ratio 0.052
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.069999695
Regular Market Change Percent 1.4989228
Regular Market Day High 4.75
Regular Market Day Low 4.68
Regular Market Day Range 4.68 - 4.75
Regular Market Open 4.66
Regular Market Previous Close 4.67
Regular Market Price 4.74
Regular Market Time 1,776,435,765
Regular Market Volume 77,396
Return On Assets -0.006
Return On Equity -0.028239999
Revenue Growth -0.61
Revenue Per Share 1.31
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 37,568,800
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0296
Shares Short 1,112,566
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,274,728
Short Name Ellington Credit Company
Short Percent Of Float 0.03
Short Ratio 3.77
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol EARN
Target High Price 5.5
Target Low Price 5.5
Target Mean Price 5.5
Target Median Price 5.5
Total Revenue 35,893,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.20556745
Trailing Eps 0.28
Trailing P E 16.92857
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.3148
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5748
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.10815083
Type Disp Equity
Volume 77,396
Website https://www.ellingtoncredit.com
Zip 6,870