EFC
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
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À propos
Ellington Financial Inc.
- Nom
- Ellington Financial Inc.
- Secteur
- Real Estate
- Industrie
- REIT - Mortgage
- Bourse
- NYSE
- Capitalisation
- $1.5B
- Employés
- 500
- PDG
- Laurence Eric Penn
- Site web
- https://www.ellingtonfinancial.com
- Marché
- ARIARRCIMIIPRKREFLADR
Ellington Financial Inc., operating through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, is an investment company primarily focused on acquiring and actively managing a broad range of financial assets within the United States. Its extensive portfolio encompasses various mortgage-related instruments, including residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) — both those guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and those backed by non-agency residential loans like prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgages — as well as direct residential and commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt. The company also invests in consumer loans and asset-backed securities underpinned by consumer and commercial assets. Beyond real estate and consumer finance, Ellington Financial holds corporate debt and equity securities, corporate loans, and collateralized loan obligations. Additionally, it engages with mortgage-related and non-mortgage-related derivatives and pursues other strategic investment opportunities. Founded in 2007, the company's headquarters are located in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-06-18 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Sale (Partial) | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2025-12-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-06-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2025-03-31 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-12-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-07-01 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2024-04-02 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-12-14 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Exchange | $15,001 - $50,000 |
| 2023-12-14 | Virginia Ann Foxx | Exchange | $15,001 - $50,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-10-06 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
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Neutral signal
Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Insiders: neutral. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux. Initiés : neutre.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Unavailable or mixed. No open-market purchase or sale value stored
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. 1 purchase disclosure year to date, a thin reading
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 0.08 · operating margin 62% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 84.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 80.5% | |
| Ebit Margin | 68.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 89.0% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 68.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 89.0% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 61.6% | 41.2% | 34.8% | -57.9% | 62.2% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 22.9% | 52.7% | 34.4% | -205.3% | 66.3% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 22.4% | 52.5% | 34.3% | -164.3% | 64.8% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.8% | 51.7% | 32.8% | -162.3% | 61.6% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 17.6% | 41.8% | 23.7% | -197.8% | 61.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.076 | 0.000 | 2.643 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.076 | 0.000 | 2.638 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.008 | 0.010 | 0.006 | -0.005 | 0.035 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.076 | 1.622 | 0.045 | 0.044 | 0.029 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 11.412 | 8.912 | 14.443 | -8.773 | 6.702 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.913 | 0.163 | -0.089 | 0.056 | 0.012 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.913 | 0.163 | -0.089 | 0.056 | 0.012 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 11.412 | 8.912 | 14.443 | -8.773 | 6.702 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.913 | 0.163 | -0.089 | 0.056 | 0.012 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.736 | 0.670 | 0.579 | 0.627 | 0.651 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.002 | 3.730 | 3.422 | 17.378 | 3.880 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 2.653 | -2.445 | -3.629 | 209.563 | 3.753 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.653 | -2.445 | -3.629 | 17.566 | 16.398 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.877 | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.881 | 0.702 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 9.248 | 9.045 | 8.789 | 10.372 | 2.816 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.902 | 0.900 | 0.898 | 0.912 | 0.738 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.886 | 0.900 | 0.852 | 0.866 | 0.332 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 10.551 | 10.390 | 10.096 | 11.778 | 4.009 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -0.524 | 0.068 | 0.156 | -0.010 | -0.086 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.192 | -3.630 | -0.047 | 0.008 | 0.016 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.755 | -1.526 | -0.943 | 0.989 | 0.237 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.084 | 4.370 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.154 | -0.000 | -0.000 | 0.005 | 0.062 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.364 | 0.416 | 0.340 | 0.000 | 3.065 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.192 | -0.101 | -0.052 | 0.009 | 0.017 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.030 | -0.030 | -0.018 | 0.003 | 0.014 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | -6,536.703 | 1.091 | 0.297 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.772 | -2.633 | -1.620 | 0.263 | 0.198 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 1.250 | 1.121 | 1.775 | -1.757 | 0.642 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 39.452 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2,280.071 | 22.716 |
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How the latest year compares
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| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 84.3% | ▼-15.7% | ▼-8.7% |
| Ebit Margin | 68.1% | ▲68.1% | ▲36.6% |
| Ebitda Margin | 68.1% | ▲68.1% | ▲34.0% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 61.6% | ▲20.4% | ▲33.2% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 22.9% | ▼-29.8% | ▲28.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 22.4% | ▼-30.1% | ▲20.4% |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.8% | ▼-29.9% | ▲20.7% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 17.6% | ▼-24.1% | ▲28.2% |
| Current Ratio | 0.076 | ▲0.076 | ▼-0.468 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.076 | ▲0.076 | ▼-0.467 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.008 | ▼-0.002 | ▼-0.002 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.076 | ▼-1.546 | ▼-0.287 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 11.412 | ▲2.500 | ▲4.873 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.913 | ▼-1.076 | ▼-0.759 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.913 | ▼-1.076 | ▼-0.759 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 11.412 | ▲2.500 | ▲4.873 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.913 | ▼-1.076 | ▼-0.759 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.736 | ▲0.066 | ▲0.084 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.002 | ▼-1.728 | ▼-4.081 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 2.653 | ▲5.098 | ▼-39.326 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.653 | ▲5.098 | ▼-3.456 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.876 | ▲0.006 | ▲0.036 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 9.248 | ▲0.203 | ▲1.194 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.902 | ▲0.002 | ▲0.032 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.886 | ▼-0.014 | ▲0.119 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 10.551 | ▲0.161 | ▲1.186 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -0.524 | ▼-0.593 | ▼-0.445 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.192 | ▲3.822 | ▲0.884 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.755 | ▲2.280 | ▲0.852 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.000 | 0.000 | ▼-0.491 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.154 | ▲0.154 | ▲0.110 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.364 | ▲0.948 | ▲0.327 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.192 | ▲0.293 | ▲0.179 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.030 | ▲0.060 | ▲0.030 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | ▲1307.063 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.772 | ▲5.405 | ▲2.976 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 1.250 | ▲0.129 | ▲0.644 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 39.452 | ▲39.452 | ▼-428.996 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.35B | $1.05B | $877.8M | $749.8M | $841.1M | |
| Enterprise value | $18.11B | $15.06B | $13.98B | $12.93B | $4.38B | |
| EV / Sales | 26.85x | 53.39x | 54.51x | 299.73x | 20.22x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 35.58x | -34.99x | -57.81x | 302.97x | 85.48x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 35.58x | -34.99x | -57.81x | 3614.47x | 19.56x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 39.45x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 2280.07x | 22.72x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 36.51x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 2147.88x | 18.36x | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | 0.00x | 2.64x | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| Income quality | 0.00x | -2.91x | -2.88x | 1.18x | 0.36x | |
| Graham number | $25 | $26 | $25 | — | $40 | |
| Graham net-net | -$172 | -$166 | -$190 | -$206 | -$73 | |
| Tax burden | 95.0% | 98.1% | 95.2% | 79.1% | 92.9% | |
| Interest burden | 33.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 74.4% | |
| Working capital | -$2.45B | -$118.6M | $8.36B | -$5.07B | -$3.20B | |
| Invested capital | -$2.42B | -$88.8M | $8.40B | -$5.06B | -$3.20B | |
| Return on assets | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | -0.5% | 2.6% | |
| Operating ROA | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | -0.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 2.6% | |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | 9.3% | 5.5% | -5.9% | 10.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | 200.7% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 4.9% | -64.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | -0.3% | 6.8% | |
| Earnings yield | 10.9% | 13.9% | 9.6% | -9.3% | 15.9% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 37.7% | -40.9% | -27.6% | 0.5% | 26.6% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% | 91.6% | 337.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 689.5% | 0.0% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 90.6% | 79.7% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 1.9% | 23.3% | 26.7% | 67.2% | 9.6% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 1.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 115d | 273d | 832d | 1490d | 363d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 0d | 0d | 0d | 0d | 0d | |
| Operating cycle | 115d | 273d | 832d | 1490d | 363d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 115d | 273d | 832d | 1490d | 363d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+28.3%EV / Sales ▼-49.7%EV / EBITDA n/aEV / Op. cash flow ▲+70.572Earnings yield ▼-0.030Graham number ▼-1.380
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.013Return on assets ▼-0.001Return on invested capital ▲+1.978Return on capital employed ▲+0.018Operating ROA ▲+0.016Income quality ▲+2.907Tax burden ▼-0.031
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-157.943Days payables outstanding n/aOperating cycle ▼-157.943Cash conversion cycle ▼-157.943Capex / Sales n/aR&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio n/aNet debt / EBITDA n/aWorking capital ▼-2334953000.000Invested capital ▼-2335806000.000Intangibles / Total assets -0.000
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+60.6%EV / Sales ▲+32.8%EV / EBITDA ▲+73.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-49.901Earnings yield ▼-0.050Graham number ▼-15.253
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.023Return on assets ▼-0.018Return on invested capital ▲+2.650Return on capital employed ▼-0.043Operating ROA ▼-0.008Income quality ▼-0.365Tax burden ▲+0.021
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-247.868Days payables outstanding n/aOperating cycle ▼-247.868Cash conversion cycle ▼-247.868Capex / Sales ▼-0.797R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio n/aNet debt / EBITDA ▲+18.152Working capital ▲+746337000.000Invested capital ▲+775250000.000Intangibles / Total assets n/a
Employee count
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