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$13.67 -0.01 (-0.07%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.76B
Shares
128.89M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$13.67 Open$13.68 Day$13.65–13.77 52W close$11.30–14.02 Avg vol 30d1.2M Short int6.8M · 5.3% float · 6.2d Short vol53% Last earningsAug 7, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

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Next earnings call
Nov 7, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +3%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 57
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 87%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return +10%
      trailing
      YTD return +1%
      this year
      Relative strength −4%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +38 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      5.30% of float · ▲ +9.1% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      246 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      EPS growth −13%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $45.1M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $201.9M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 18%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −19%
      past year
      ATR 1.5%
      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.

      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 Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      57 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      87% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $14 › 200d $13 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +38 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      5.30% of float · ▲ +9.1% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      246 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $11 Now $14 · 87% Range high $14
      vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg +1%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Distributable Earnings Attributable to Common Stockholders non-GAAP 75.55M Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2026
      Book value per common share $13.61 as of June 30, 2026
      Debt-to-equity ratio 9.2 as of June 30, 2026
      Longbridge HMBS market share 29% Q2 2026
      Longbridge loan originations $589.7M Q2 2026
      Longbridge portfolio $649.3M as of June 30, 2026
      Recourse debt-to-equity ratio 1.9 as of June 30, 2026
      Total Adjusted Distributable Earnings non-GAAP 81.21M Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2026
      Total adjusted long investment portfolio $4.5B as of June 30, 2026
      Total unencumbered assets $1.86B as of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average remaining term of repo borrowings 9.3 as of June 30, 2026
      Long Agency RMBS portfolio 197.3M Q1 2026
      Total adjusted long credit portfolio 4.27B Q1 2026
      Net interest margin on Agency portfolio (excluding Catch-up Amortization Adjustment) 2.18% as of December 31, 2025
      Net interest margin on credit portfolio 3.37% Q4 2025
      Pay-ups on specified pools 0.79% as of December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      REIT - Mortgage — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      EFC
      Ellington Financial Inc.
      this stock
      $1.76B +0.7% 5.3%
      NLY
      Annaly Capital Management Inc
      $17.58B +4.3% 2.8%
      AGNC
      AGNC Investment Corp.
      $12.98B +2.2% 8.4%
      STWD
      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
      $6.09B -9.5% -5.3% 4.9%
      RITM
      Rithm Capital Corp.
      $5.71B -5.0% -6.7% 17.1 7.0%

      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
      246
      % held
      50.1%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      188
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      6.8M
      Days to cover
      6.2d
      Change
      +569.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      53%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2
      Value
      $27
      As of
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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
      $50.0M
      Remaining
      $45.1M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      25
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 7, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      EFC +0.5% +1.0% +10.2% +2.9% +0.7%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.1% -3.4% -3.6% -1.0% -13.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.13 / share · ex Jul 31, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.13 / share · ex Aug 31, 2026
      Cut 13.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.56 / share · 12 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      11.41%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $50.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $4.90M
      Remaining
      $45.10M
      Spent 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) 238 filings 236 filers Visit website Investor relations