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Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | Old Greenwich, United States | NYSE
12.96 USD +0.27 (2.088%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:43 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:33 p.m. EDT

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) presents a mixed picture. The high dividend yield and consistent payouts make it attractive for income-focused investors, but the payout ratio is above 1, which may indicate financial strain. The short-term price movement is volatile, with recent gains but also signs of caution in the options market. For long-term investors, the fundamentals are weak, with declining earnings and high debt-to-equity ratio, making it a risky proposition. Overall, it's a stock that requires careful consideration due to its high risk and uncertain future performance.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.077220
AutoETS0.078804
AutoARIMA0.079109
AutoTheta0.089409

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.275
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 909.661
Revenue per Share 3.312
Market Cap 1,614,828,160
Trailing P/E 10.89
Forward P/E 6.80
Beta 0.94
Profit Margins 44.59%
Website https://www.ellingtonfinancial.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:33 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The ATM strikes are heavily weighted with high open interest and volatility, indicating potential for short-term price movement around the current price. However, the presence of OTM puts with high open interest suggests caution, possibly indicating a bearish sentiment or a hedging strategy. The overall volatility is moderate, and the options activity doesn't strongly indicate a clear direction, suggesting a wait-and-see approach.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.10% 12.74% 15.64% 16.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.13 1.097046
2026-02-27 0.13 1.058399
2026-01-30 0.13 1.033663
2025-12-31 0.13 0.987608
2025-11-28 0.13 0.988302
2025-10-31 0.13 1.026065
2025-09-30 0.13 1.063265
2025-08-29 0.13 1.022029
2025-07-31 0.13 1.109026
2025-06-30 0.13 1.094382
2025-05-30 0.13 1.142391
2025-04-30 0.13 1.113341
2025-03-31 0.13 1.104887
2025-02-28 0.13 1.031055
2025-01-31 0.13 1.189624
2024-12-31 0.13 1.245675
2024-11-29 0.13 1.234775
2024-10-31 0.13 1.275649
2024-09-30 0.13 1.209103
2024-08-30 0.13 1.197150
2024-07-31 0.13 1.252866
2024-06-28 0.13 1.329456
2024-05-31 0.13 1.339424
2024-04-29 0.13 1.419485
2024-03-27 0.13 1.429238
2024-02-28 0.15 1.774838
2024-01-30 0.15 1.563683
2023-12-28 0.09 0.926331
2023-12-07 0.06 0.624784
2023-11-29 0.15 1.542840
2023-10-30 0.15 1.719220
2023-09-28 0.15 1.673024
2023-08-30 0.15 1.560235
2023-07-28 0.15 1.540858
2023-06-29 0.15 1.550004
2023-05-30 0.15 1.736350
2023-04-27 0.15 1.728861
2023-03-30 0.15 1.829926
2023-02-27 0.15 1.740159
2023-01-30 0.15 1.674148
2022-12-29 0.15 1.819244
2022-11-29 0.15 1.705666
2022-10-28 0.15 1.752925
2022-09-29 0.15 2.048190
2022-08-30 0.15 1.636365
2022-07-28 0.15 1.491478
2022-06-29 0.15 1.671616
2022-05-27 0.15 1.594754
2022-04-28 0.15 1.532060
2022-03-30 0.15 1.405294
2022-02-25 0.15 1.442935
2022-01-28 0.15 1.455564
2021-12-29 0.15 1.504056
2021-11-29 0.15 1.514574
2021-10-28 0.15 1.424070
2021-09-29 0.15 1.438093
2021-08-30 0.15 1.445138
2021-07-29 0.15 1.475211
2021-06-29 0.15 1.418152
2021-05-27 0.15 1.453602
2021-04-29 0.14 1.426720
2021-03-30 0.10 1.142491
2021-02-25 0.10 1.190856
2021-01-28 0.10 1.230553
2020-12-30 0.10 1.270510
2020-11-27 0.10 1.274733
2020-10-29 0.09 1.385835
2020-09-29 0.09 1.393760
2020-08-28 0.09 1.369426
2020-07-30 0.09 1.460666
2020-06-29 0.09 1.501511
2020-05-28 0.08 1.525159
2020-04-29 0.08 1.463427
2020-03-30 0.15 5.273754
2020-02-27 0.15 1.811231
2020-01-30 0.15 1.695284
2019-12-30 0.14 1.596033
2019-11-27 0.14 1.618842
2019-10-30 0.14 1.618938
2019-09-27 0.14 1.661153
2019-08-29 0.14 1.722909
2019-07-30 0.14 1.718132
2019-06-27 0.14 1.733686
2019-05-30 0.14 1.756120
2019-04-29 0.14 1.720149
2019-03-28 0.14 1.765659
2019-02-28 0.41 5.571936
2018-11-29 0.41 6.090174
2018-08-30 0.41 5.932659
2018-05-31 0.41 6.268466
2018-02-28 0.41 7.258116
2017-11-30 0.41 7.050746
2017-08-30 0.45 7.585530
2017-05-30 0.45 7.314634
2017-02-27 0.45 7.906363
2016-11-29 0.45 8.039570
2016-08-30 0.50 8.527433
2016-05-27 0.50 8.694149
2016-02-26 0.50 8.887244
2015-11-27 0.50 9.059402
2015-08-28 0.65 11.798284
2015-05-28 0.65 11.220378
2015-02-25 0.65 11.394297
2014-11-26 0.77 13.031364
2014-08-27 0.77 11.751133
2014-05-28 0.77 12.474127
2014-02-26 0.77 12.900994
2013-11-26 0.77 13.769706
2013-08-28 0.77 15.042759
2013-05-29 0.77 13.994626
2013-02-27 1.52 27.846761
2012-11-28 0.70 15.409892
2012-08-29 0.70 16.041282
2012-05-30 0.70 17.596927
2012-02-28 0.40 11.044450
2011-11-29 0.40 12.842454
2011-08-30 0.40 12.623932
2011-05-27 0.40 10.429336
2011-02-25 1.31 33.164901
2010-11-29 0.80 22.144817
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.56
dividendYield 12.29
exDividendDate 2026-04-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.56
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.12293144
lastDividendValue 0.13
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.04962778
Address1 53 Forest Avenue
All Time High 26.99
All Time Low 3.24
Ask 12.95
Ask Size 700
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,173,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,091,677
Average Volume 2,091,677
Average Volume10Days 1,173,460
Beta 0.938
Bid 12.94
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 4
Book Value 13.278
City Old Greenwich
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.955
Current Ratio 8.946
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 12.965
Day Low 12.765
Debt To Equity 909.661
Display Name Ellington Financial
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 1.56
Dividend Yield 12.29
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,121,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,121,600
Earnings Growth -0.453
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.281
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,053,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,184,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,184,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 55.176
Enterprise Value 18,174,156,800
Eps Current Year 1.8595
Eps Forward 1.90493
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.19
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 12.2718
Fifty Day Average Change 0.6831999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.055672344
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.962778
Fifty Two Week High 14.12
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.165
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08250708
Fifty Two Week Low 11.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.6750002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14849293
Fifty Two Week Range 11.28 - 14.12
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,286,544,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.96
Float Shares 123,144,509
Forward Eps 1.90493
Forward P E 6.8007746
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 329,387,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02664
Held Percent Institutions 0.46672
Implied Shares Outstanding 124,649,024
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.13
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Ellington Financial Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,614,828,160
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_35699641
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 118,743,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,581,796,101
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 12.77
Operating Cashflow -925,460,992
Operating Margins 0.32087
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 1.3109
Phone 203 409 3575
Previous Close 12.69
Price Eps Current Year 6.9669266
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.97567403
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.9025254
Profit Margins 0.44589
Quick Ratio 8.873
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.26500034
Regular Market Change Percent 2.0882611
Regular Market Day High 12.965
Regular Market Day Low 12.765
Regular Market Day Range 12.765 - 12.965
Regular Market Open 12.77
Regular Market Previous Close 12.69
Regular Market Price 12.955
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,597
Regular Market Volume 590,462
Return On Assets 0.008450001
Return On Equity 0.0871
Revenue Growth -0.006
Revenue Per Share 3.312
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 124,649,023
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 1,228
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,169,267
Short Name Ellington Financial Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0
Short Ratio 0.0
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol EFC
Target High Price 16.0
Target Low Price 13.5
Target Mean Price 14.625
Target Median Price 14.5
Total Cash 797,652,992
Total Cash Per Share 6.399
Total Debt 17,021,159,424
Total Revenue 329,387,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.56
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.12293144
Trailing Eps 1.19
Trailing P E 10.886554
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.1761
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.22109985
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.016780373
Type Disp Equity
Volume 590,462
Website https://www.ellingtonfinancial.com
Zip 6,870