Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) is a REIT - Mortgage company in the Real Estate sector, currently trading at $12.71. It has a SharesGrow Score of 67/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 5 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of EFC = $21.47 (+68.9% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is EFC = $14 (+6.2% upside).
Valuation: EFC trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 8.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.67.
Financials: revenue is $675M, +214.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $147M, growing at +444.4%/yr. Net profit margin is 21.8% (strong). Gross margin is 84.3% (+29.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $17.0B against $1.8B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 9.25, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.08 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 87.7%. Total assets: $19.4B.
Analyst outlook: 10 / 13 analysts rate EFC as buy (77%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 68/100 (Pass), Growth 100/100 (Pass), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 70/100 (Pass), Future 73/100 (Pass), Income 85/100 (Pass).
