Ellington Financial (EFC) Competitors $12.13 +0.08 (+0.66%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EFC vs. CWK, GRP.U, HTGC, UE, NMRK, EXPI, MMI, AHH, RDFN, and REAXShould you be buying Ellington Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ellington Financial include Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Urban Edge Properties (UE), Newmark Group (NMRK), eXp World (EXPI), Marcus & Millichap (MMI), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Redfin (RDFN), and Real Brokerage (REAX). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry. Ellington Financial vs. Cushman & Wakefield Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple Hercules Capital Urban Edge Properties Newmark Group eXp World Marcus & Millichap Armada Hoffler Properties Redfin Real Brokerage Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) and Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CWK or EFC? 95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Ellington Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CWK or EFC more profitable? Ellington Financial has a net margin of 106.40% compared to Cushman & Wakefield's net margin of 0.94%. Cushman & Wakefield's return on equity of 12.10% beat Ellington Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cushman & Wakefield0.94% 12.10% 2.67% Ellington Financial 106.40%10.26%0.81% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWK or EFC? Ellington Financial received 45 more outperform votes than Cushman & Wakefield when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.78% of users gave Cushman & Wakefield an outperform vote while only 56.94% of users gave Ellington Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCushman & WakefieldOutperform Votes19766.78% Underperform Votes9833.22% Ellington FinancialOutperform Votes24256.94% Underperform Votes18343.06% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CWK or EFC? Ellington Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cushman & Wakefield. Ellington Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cushman & Wakefield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCushman & Wakefield$9.37B0.32-$35.40M$0.3735.38Ellington Financial$295.07M3.73$84.81M$1.319.26 Does the media prefer CWK or EFC? In the previous week, Ellington Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Cushman & Wakefield. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ellington Financial and 8 mentions for Cushman & Wakefield. Ellington Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cushman & Wakefield's score of 0.58 indicating that Ellington Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cushman & Wakefield 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ellington Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CWK or EFC? Cushman & Wakefield currently has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Ellington Financial has a consensus target price of $13.58, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. Given Cushman & Wakefield's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Ellington Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cushman & Wakefield 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Ellington Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility & risk, CWK or EFC? Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Financial has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEllington Financial beats Cushman & Wakefield on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.10B$3.23B$11.24B$19.19BDividend Yield12.70%5.21%9.83%3.61%P/E Ratio9.2610.2326.7441.30Price / Sales3.7311.8736.4117.58Price / Cash7.2817.5118.6021.28Price / Book0.701.872.765.32Net Income$84.81M-$154.25M$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-1.78%-3.54%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-2.14%-3.80%-2.89%-3.68%1 Year Performance-5.97%-13.21%11.56%12.14% Ellington Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EFCEllington Financial3.4269 of 5 stars$12.13+0.7%$13.58+12.0%-5.3%$1.10B$295.07M9.26400Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCWKCushman & Wakefield3.6471 of 5 stars$15.16+2.0%$15.25+0.6%+25.7%$3.48B$9.37B40.1952,000GRP.UGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleN/A$50.99+0.2%N/A-11.8%$3.20B$550.94M14.2254Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHTGCHercules Capital1.3189 of 5 stars$19.32-0.5%$20.90+8.2%+18.5%$3.14B$460.67M9.61100UEUrban Edge Properties2.9736 of 5 stars$22.79+2.1%$20.00-12.2%+18.2%$2.85B$416.92M10.01120NMRKNewmark Group4.0103 of 5 stars$14.84+2.5%$16.88+13.7%+27.6%$2.54B$2.61B49.537,000EXPIeXp World0.8245 of 5 stars$12.88+0.2%$13.50+4.8%-12.3%$1.98B$4.28B-58.452,114Insider TradeNews CoverageMMIMarcus & Millichap0.3961 of 5 stars$40.51+1.1%$30.00-25.9%-8.4%$1.57B$622.23M-49.48890AHHArmada Hoffler Properties3.8493 of 5 stars$11.05+1.2%$11.88+7.5%-19.4%$1.12B$756.90M-52.00164Dividend AnnouncementRDFNRedfin3.4249 of 5 stars$9.01-0.1%$8.98-0.4%-7.2%$1.12B$976.67M-7.054,693REAXReal Brokerage1.2703 of 5 stars$5.11-1.0%$3.75-26.6%+192.5%$1.01B$689.16M-28.6760Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cushman & Wakefield Alternatives Granite Real Estate Inc. 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