Ellington Financial (STU:1EL) Quality Rank

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STU:1EL Ellington Financial Inc STU:1EL
60 GF Score
Price €11.70
GF Value €12.24
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Ellington Financial Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Ellington Financial Quality Rank Related Terms

STU:1EL
60GF 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 undervalued. The current stock price of €11.70 is trading 4.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €12.24. GuruFocus considers Ellington Financial to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for STU:1EL:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: €12.24 vs. price of €11.70 (4.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 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.
60GF Score

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€11.70
Price
€12.24
GF Value