Ellington FinancialEFC
Market Cap: $1.13B
About: Ellington Financial Inc is a specialty finance company. Its primary investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments. The company has two reportable segments; The Investment Portfolio Segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments, and The Longbridge Segment is focused on the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. it acquires reverse mortgage loans both through its origination activities and through secondary market purchases.
Employees: 170
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
154% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.75M | Put options by funds: $1.08M
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 5 (+3) [Q2]
92% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 38
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $510M [Q1] → $574M (+$63.8M) [Q2]
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 20
5.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.36% [Q1] → 56.2% (+5.85%) [Q2]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 158 [Q1] → 160 (+2) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
JMP Securities Trevor Cranston 85% 1-year accuracy 22 / 26 met price target | 7%upside $14 | Market Outperform Maintained | 24 Jul 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about EFC published over the past 30 days