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There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, EFC falls under the Real Estate sector while operating within the REIT – Mortgage industry segment. The current market capitalization of Ellington Financial Inc is $1.11B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 871.08K 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
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Ellington Financial Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.60, resulting in a dividend yield of 13.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.52. EFC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12.9% when it declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/31/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12.71%. The EFC stock dividend was $0.13 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, EFC has a high of $13.46 and a low of $10.88.
As of this writing, EFC has an earnings estimate of $0.37 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.39 per share and a lower estimate of $0.36.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $13.81, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.32B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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.
