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Ellington Financial Inc.
$13.48 -0.10 (-0.74%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$1.69B
Shares
125,393,624

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$13.48 Open$13.60 Day$13.43–13.65 52W$11.16–13.82 Avg vol 30d1.2M Short int6.0M · 4.8% float · 6.0d Short vol72% Last earningsMay 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 11
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +2%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 49
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 87%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return −1%
trailing
6-month return +1%
trailing
YTD return +2%
this year
Relative strength −6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $13 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
7 of 240 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +34.5K sh shares
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
4.80% of float · ▼ -6.0% MoM · 6.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
240 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 55
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
EPS growth −13%
Y/Y
Valuation P/E 8.3
below peers
Buyback $45.1M
authorized
Balance sheet $201.9M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 18%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −18%
past year
ATR 1.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 11, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      ADE per share · quarterly $0.45

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +0% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      87% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $13 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      7 of 240 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +34.5K sh shares
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.80% of float · ▼ -6.0% MoM · 6.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      240 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $11 Now $13 · 87% 52-wk high $14
      vs 200-day avg +2% vs 50-day avg +0%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Distributable Earnings per common share non-GAAP $0.55 Q1 2026
      Long Agency RMBS portfolio 197.3M Q1 2026
      Net interest margin on credit portfolio 3.46% Q1 2026
      Recourse debt-to-equity ratio 1.9 Q1 2026
      Total adjusted long credit portfolio 4.27B Q1 2026
      Total unencumbered assets 1.92B Q1 2026
      adjusted long credit portfolio non-GAAP 4.27B Q1 2026 call
      annualized economic return 26% Q1 2026 call
      average non-QM securitization size 508M Q1 2026 call
      book value per share $13.56 Q1 2026 call
      book value per share appreciation 3% Q1 2026 call
      EFMT securitization transaction volume 2.8B Q1 2026 call
      Longbridge new loan originations 515M Q1 2026 call
      Longbridge portfolio 695M Q1 2026 call
      overall debt-to-equity ratio 9 Q1 2026 call
      principal returned from short-duration loan portfolios 224M Q1 2026 call
      unencumbered assets 1.9B Q1 2026 call
      weighted average borrowing rate on recourse borrowings 5.49% Q1 2026 call
      Adjusted Distributable Earnings non-GAAP $51.4M fourth quarter

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      REIT - Mortgage — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      EFC
      Ellington Financial Inc.
      this stock
      $1.69B +2.4% 8.3 4.8%
      NLY
      Annaly Capital Management Inc
      $16.51B +8.4% 7.3 2.3%
      AGNC
      AGNC Investment Corp.
      $12.56B +7.2% 8.6 8.3%
      STWD
      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
      $6.16B -5.1% +40.0% 17.5 4.6%
      RITM
      Rithm Capital Corp.
      $5.09B -15.4% -6.7% 8.4 5.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      240
      % held
      48.7%
      Reported
      7 of 240
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      181
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      6.0M
      Days to cover
      6.0d
      Change
      -382.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      72%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      88
      Value
      $1.2K
      As of
      Jun 4, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.8%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Virginia Foxx
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Dec 30, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $118.7M
      EPS diluted
      $1.19
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $45.1M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 8, 2026
      This year
      21
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      EFC -1.4% -0.5% +1.3% -1.0% +2.4%
      SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
      vs SPY -2.3% -1.9% -6.3% -1.1% -7.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.13 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.56 / share · 12 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      11.57%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $45.10M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1411342 CUSIP 28852N109 13F (30d) 7 filings 7 filers Visit website Investor relations