Ellington Financial (EFC) Competitors $12.35 +0.06 (+0.49%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EFC vs. GRP.U, CWK, HTGC, UE, NMRK, EXPI, MMI, AHH, REAX, and RDFNShould you be buying Ellington Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellington Financial include Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Newmark Group (NMRK), eXp World (EXPI), Marcus & Millichap (MMI), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Real Brokerage (REAX), and Redfin (RDFN). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Ellington Financial vs. Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple Cushman & Wakefield Hercules Capital Urban Edge Properties Newmark Group eXp World Marcus & Millichap Armada Hoffler Properties Real Brokerage Redfin Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (NYSE:GRP.U) and Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer GRP.U or EFC? In the previous week, Ellington Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ellington Financial and 1 mentions for Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple. Ellington Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple's score of -0.75 indicating that Ellington Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple Negative Ellington Financial Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GRP.U or EFC? Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has higher revenue and earnings than Ellington Financial. Ellington Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGranite Real Estate Inc. Staple$386.07M8.56$101.24M$3.5814.72Ellington Financial$107.72M10.39$84.81M$1.319.43 Is GRP.U or EFC a better dividend stock? Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Ellington Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple pays out 68.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ellington Financial pays out 119.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts rate GRP.U or EFC? Ellington Financial has a consensus target price of $13.56, suggesting a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Ellington Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ellington Financial is more favorable than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ellington Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is GRP.U or EFC more profitable? Ellington Financial has a net margin of 106.40% compared to Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple's net margin of 55.97%. Ellington Financial's return on equity of 10.26% beat Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple55.97% 5.71% 3.34% Ellington Financial 106.40%10.26%0.81% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GRP.U or EFC? 57.1% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Ellington Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, GRP.U or EFC? Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Financial has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GRP.U or EFC? Ellington Financial received 232 more outperform votes than Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.94% of users gave Ellington Financial an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleOutperform Votes1045.45% Underperform Votes1254.55% Ellington FinancialOutperform Votes24256.94% Underperform Votes18343.06% SummaryEllington Financial beats Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. Get Ellington Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEllington FinancialReal estate IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.12B$3.56B$10.51B$19.90BDividend Yield12.61%4.90%10.13%3.49%P/E Ratio9.438.3646.2836.63Price / Sales10.3912.293,473.7917.98Price / Cash7.3017.3130.6021.28Price / Book0.881.944.084.58Net Income$84.81M-$154.25M$1.02B$985.06M7 Day Performance1.35%-1.28%0.04%0.51%1 Month Performance-2.29%-6.54%7.24%1.13%1 Year Performance-4.63%-5.61%24.26%24.80% Ellington Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EFCEllington Financial3.0351 of 5 stars$12.35+0.5%$13.56+9.8%-5.6%$1.12B$107.72M9.43400GRP.UGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleN/A$52.70-0.8%N/A+5.1%$3.31B$386.07M14.8454Dividend CutCWKCushman & Wakefield3.1859 of 5 stars$13.90+0.6%$12.80-7.9%+62.9%$3.19B$9.49B37.3652,000Positive NewsHTGCHercules Capital1.5734 of 5 stars$18.72-0.5%$20.40+9.0%+19.9%$3.04B$460.67M9.31100Positive NewsUEUrban Edge Properties2.9143 of 5 stars$22.96-0.1%$20.00-12.9%+36.6%$2.87B$416.92M10.31120Positive NewsNMRKNewmark Group3.2592 of 5 stars$14.89+1.0%$16.17+8.6%+88.0%$2.55B$2.47B49.137,000EXPIeXp World0.7189 of 5 stars$12.47-2.9%$13.50+8.3%+0.4%$1.91B$4.28B-58.362,114Ex-DividendInsider TradeMMIMarcus & Millichap0.7636 of 5 stars$40.51+0.9%$30.00-25.9%+22.3%$1.57B$622.23M-49.54890AHHArmada Hoffler Properties3.1872 of 5 stars$10.82-1.1%$11.88+9.8%+1.7%$1.10B$667.16M0.00164REAXReal Brokerage1.3402 of 5 stars$5.07+2.8%$3.75-26.0%+273.5%$1.00B$689.16M0.0060RDFNRedfin3.667 of 5 stars$7.87-1.3%$8.98+14.1%+17.7%$975.72M$976.67M0.004,693Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Granite Real Estate Inc. 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