Ellington Financial (STU:1EL) Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A (As of Jul. 13, 2026)

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STU:1EL Ellington Financial Inc STU:1EL
58 GF Score
Price €11.90
GF Value €9.99
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Ellington Financial Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based).

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Ellington Financial's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) is not calculated.

STU:1EL vs ARI, ORC, LADR: Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) Comparison

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Ellington Financial's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Ellington Financial Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Ellington Financial's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ellington Financial's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) falls into.


STU:1EL
58GF Score
Ellington Financial Inc STU:1EL
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Is Ellington Financial (STU:1EL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ellington Financial stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €11.90 is trading 19.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €9.99. GuruFocus considers Ellington Financial to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:1EL:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: €9.99 vs. price of €11.90 (19.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:1EL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Ellington Financial Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Other Exchanges EFC:USA1EL:Germany
Address 53 Forest Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT, USA, 06870
Ellington Financial Inc is a specialty finance company. Its primary investment objective is to generate attractive, risk-adjusted total returns for its shareholders by making investments. The company has two reportable segments; The Investment Portfolio Segment is focused on investing in a diverse array of financial assets, including residential and commercial mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities, non-mortgage- and mortgage-related derivatives, debt and equity investments in loan origination companies, and other strategic investments, and The Longbridge Segment is focused on the origination and servicing of reverse mortgage loans. It acquires reverse mortgage loans both through its origination activities and through secondary market purchases.
58GF Score

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