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Ellington Financial Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Real Estate sector while operating in the REIT – Mortgage industry. The current market capitalization of Ellington Financial Inc is $1.12B. A total of 0.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 836.22K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Vranos Michael W sold 14,361 shares of EFC for 12.58 per share on Oct 15 ’24. After the transaction, the Co-Chief Investment Officer now owns 153,998 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 14 ’24, Vranos Michael W sold 14,000 shares at 12.48 per share. EFC shares that Co-Chief Investment Officer owns now total 168,359.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Vranos Michael W disposed of 5,900 shares on Jul 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $12.12. This resulted in the Co-Chief Investment Officer holding 179,655 shares of EFC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Vranos Michael W sold 8,300 shares at $12.15 per share on Jun 17 ’24. Company shares held by the Co-Chief Investment Officer now total 160,874.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Ellington Financial Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.64, resulting in a dividend yield of 13.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.65. EFC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/29/2024 when it declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 10/31/2024. The EFC stock dividend was $0.13 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFC has a high of $13.46 and a low of $10.88.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.81, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.32B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for EFC is Buy with a score of 4.57.
