Ellington Financial Inc.

Ellington Financial Inc.

Real Estate

NYSE:EFC · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $1.37B Beta 0.93 P/E (TTM) 7.8
$13.68 +0.37%

+$0.05 today

52W Low $11.28High $14.12

Vol 0.96M · Avg 1.46M

EPS (TTM)$1.75
Div Yield11.40%
REIT - Mortgage

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

8.0%

avg 4.5%

ROIC

200.7%

avg 10.6%

ROA

0.8%

avg 0.8%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 200.7% versus its period average of 10.6%. 1 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

J. R. Herlihy

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$652,219.0045$171,870.000.17%

Christopher Smernoff

Chief Accounting Officer$427,925.0049$100,366.000.10%

Alaael-Deen Shilleh

Associate General Counsel & Secretary

Daniel Reuven Margolis

General Counsel53$450.00<0.01%

Laurence Eric Penn

Chief Executive Officer, President & Director64$38,759.000.04%

Mark Ira Tecotzky

Co-Chief Investment Officer64$26,838.000.03%

Michael William Vranos

Co-Chief Investment Officer65$1.12M1.13%

Vincent Ambrico

Controller

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

1

$75,176.09

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$75,176.09

Net buying

Most Active

SIMON RONALD I

1 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 11, 2025

SIMON RONALD I

Indirect

Buy5.5K$13.56$75,176.09

Analysis

Insiders reported 1 buys worth $75,176.09 and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $75,176.09. SIMON RONALD I was the most active insider with 1 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-40.3%
+4.0% (13yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-19.8%
+18.6% (13yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-26.8%
+13.1% (13yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-21.8%
+9.0% (13yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -19.8% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +18.6% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages EFC?

Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) lists 8 active executives. The top listed executive is Alaael-Deen Shilleh, Associate General Counsel & Secretary.

Are EFC insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $9.29M.

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