Q2 EPS Estimate for Ellington Financial Increased by Analyst

Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE:EFC) – Stock analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ellington Financial in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.39. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ellington Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ellington Financial’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Ellington Financial from $13.75 to $14.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $14.00 price objective on shares of Ellington Financial in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Ellington Financial Stock Performance

Shares of EFC stock opened at $12.80 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.77 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.58. The company has a current ratio of 37.04, a quick ratio of 37.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.87. Ellington Financial has a 12 month low of $11.12 and a 12 month high of $14.40.

Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.07. Ellington Financial had a net margin of 106.40% and a return on equity of 10.26%. The business had revenue of $38.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $112.88 million.

Institutional Trading of Ellington Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Ellington Financial by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 81,097 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $983,000 after buying an additional 873 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its holdings in shares of Ellington Financial by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 30,531 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $370,000 after acquiring an additional 880 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in Ellington Financial by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 21,364 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $259,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Ellington Financial by 162.3% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,602 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,610 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CenterStar Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Ellington Financial by 14.6% during the first quarter. CenterStar Asset Management LLC now owns 12,828 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $170,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.62% of the company’s stock.

Ellington Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 30th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.19%. Ellington Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 113.04%.

Ellington Financial Company Profile

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. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgage; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.S.