Instrument overview

EFCEllington Financial Inc.

REITNYSEUnited StatesFinancialsEU retail: available

+0.3% today · −1.1% over a year

2/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 60% of the instruments we score

Stability: among the best of its peers; priced lower than most peers. Dividend yield 13.29%.

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) belongs to the Financials sector and is listed on NYSE; country: United States. Its market value is about €1.4B. Over the past 12 months the price changed by −1.1%, with an annualised volatility of 18% and a largest fall of 18%. Hard red flags in our rules-based screen: Yield trap.

Balanced 2/102/10Balanced
Weights for long-horizon accumulation: more quality and trend, no dividend requirement. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →2/10
Default weights: value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety together. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →2/10
Weights for income: dividend safety counts most; shown for dividend payers only. These are three ways to weigh the same factors, not three properties of the instrument; Income compares within the sector, so a low yield can still score high. More in the glossary →—/10

The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.

Compared with: Financials companies in USA (n = 368)

Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log

Factor scores

How cheap the company is versus peers: earnings, cash flow, book value and sales relative to its price. More in the glossary →better than 93% of peers
Profitability, balance-sheet safety, growth and capital discipline versus peers. More in the glossary →better than 30% of peers
Price trend over the last 12 and 6 months (excluding the last month) and distance from the 52-week high. More in the glossary →better than 27% of peers
Lower price swings, lower market sensitivity (beta) and shallower drawdowns score higher. More in the glossary →better than 96% of peers

Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.

Main drivers

  • Book value + dividends growth (5 y)supports the score · better than 100% of peers
  • Share issuance (1 y)weighs on the score · better than 5% of peers
  • Volatility (1 y)supports the score · better than 97% of peers

Red flags and notes

  • Serious warning. Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high. More in the glossary → Yield at least twice the peer median while the payout is not covered or debt is high.
  • Caution. Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow. More in the glossary → Dividends exceed earnings or free cash flow.
  • Unverified dividend A high yield reported by a single source only, not yet cross-checked.

A high yield is not a high return: payouts can come from your own capital and can be cut.

Price chart

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Key metrics

Valuation

P/E
8.9
P/B
0.9
P/S
3.3
Market cap (EUR)
€1.4B

Profitability and debt

Return on equity
10.7%

Dividends

Dividend yield
13.29%
5-year dividend growth (per year)
1.1%
Years of dividend growth
0

Returns and risk

1 day
+0.3%
1 month
−2.7%
1 year
−1.1%
Volatility, 1 yr
17.9%
Max drawdown, 1 yr
−17.7%
Beta
0.68

Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.

Similar companies

Same sector and region, closest in market value.

News and filings

What the marks mean
  • FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
  • Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
  • RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.

Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.

Score changes in the last 12 months

Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).

Show the log: 1 entry
DateEventBalancedGrowth · IncomeWarningsPrice at publication
First rating 2/10 2 · — Available with Invest Pro

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