Ellington Financial Inc’s filing revealed that its Director SIMON RONALD I acquired Company’s shares for reported $75176.0 on Sep 11 ’25. In the deal valued at $13.56 per share,5,544 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, SIMON RONALD I now holds 80,000 shares worth roughly $1.08 million.
Then, Vranos Michael W sold 14,361 shares, generating $180,647 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $12.58, the Co-Chief Investment Officer now owns 153,998 shares.
UBS initiated its Ellington Financial Inc [EFC] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on December 06, 2023; the price target was $13.50. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid October with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering EFC and has increased its forecast on May 15, 2023 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Credit Suisse revised its rating on January 09, 2023. It rated EFC as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of EFC
On Monday, Ellington Financial Inc [NYSE:EFC] saw its stock jump 0.37% to $13.48. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.51%. Ellington Financial Inc shares have risen nearly 8.53% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.22% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Ellington Financial Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Ellington Financial Inc stocks on 2025-09-30, growing by 0.43 million shares to a total of 5.5 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 5.07 million shares. There was a rise of 7.75%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 20, 2022 when Maxim Group resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $15.50.
