Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) Shares Acquired Rep. Virginia Foxx

Representative Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina) recently bought shares of Ellington Financial Inc. (NYSE:EFC). In a filing disclosed on January 05th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Ellington Financial stock on December 30th.

Representative Virginia Foxx also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) on 11/19/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) on 11/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) on 11/14/2025.

Ellington Financial Stock Up 0.6%

EFC opened at $13.55 on Wednesday. Ellington Financial Inc. has a one year low of $11.12 and a one year high of $14.40. The company has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.11 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.64, a quick ratio of 50.60 and a current ratio of 50.60.

Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.09. Ellington Financial had a net margin of 89.04% and a return on equity of 14.55%. The business had revenue of $242.08 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $121.99 million. Analysts anticipate that Ellington Financial Inc. will post 1.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ellington Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.5%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. Ellington Financial’s payout ratio is presently 116.42%.

Institutional Trading of Ellington Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ellington Financial by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,653,590 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $86,364,000 after purchasing an additional 449,074 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Ellington Financial by 17.6% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,218,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,796,000 after buying an additional 331,934 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Ellington Financial by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,187,694 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,422,000 after buying an additional 77,047 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Ellington Financial by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,566,268 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $20,330,000 after buying an additional 102,957 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in Ellington Financial by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,430,160 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $18,563,000 after buying an additional 248,055 shares during the period. 55.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on EFC. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ellington Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ellington Financial in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ellington Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.46.

About Representative Foxx

Virginia Foxx (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2005. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Foxx (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Foxx was born in New York, New York. She earned a B.A. and M.A.C.T. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1968 and 1972, respectively, and an Ed.D. from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, in 1985.

Foxx worked as an instructor at Caldwell Community College in Hudson, NC, and an instructor and assistant dean at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She owned a landscape nursery and served as Deputy Secretary for Management at the North Carolina Department of Administration.

About Ellington Financial

Ellington Financial, Inc (NYSE: EFC) is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on generating attractive risk-adjusted returns through investments in residential and commercial mortgage-related assets. Established in 2013, the company is externally managed by Ellington Financial Management, L.P., a subsidiary of Ellington Management Group, an alternative asset management firm. EFC’s core strategy centers on actively acquiring and managing agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (MBS), mortgage servicing rights, residential whole loans, and other structured finance instruments, including asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

The company employs leverage and structured financing tools—such as repurchase agreements and secured credit facilities—to enhance portfolio yield while maintaining focus on risk mitigation.