Ellington Financial Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• Ellington Financial Inc EFC.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 45 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 27 cents. The mean expectation of eight analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 38 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 35 cents to 45 cents per share.

• Revenue rose 36.2% to $38.13 million from a year ago; analysts expected $41.36 million.

• Ellington Financial Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was 25 cents​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $22.39 million.

• Ellington Financial Inc shares had risen by 10.0% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 1.6% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an earnings estimate

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy," 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the specialized reits peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Ellington Financial Inc is $14.00

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