EFC (Ellington Financial) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -16.40% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Ellington Financial 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Ellington Financial's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -16.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ellington Financial's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EFC' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -26.7 Med: -13.65 Max: 3.5
Current: -16.4

During the past 13 years, Ellington Financial's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 3.50%. The lowest was -26.70%. And the median was -13.65%.

EFC's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than
84.28% of 636 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: -3.3 vs EFC: -16.40

Competitive Comparison of Ellington Financial's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Ellington Financial's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Ellington Financial's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Ellington Financial 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Ellington Financial Business Description

Industry

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Address

53 Forest Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT, USA, 06870

Website

http://www.ellingtonfinancial.com

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.

Executives

Michael W Vranos	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chief Investment Officer	52 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Lisa Mumford	officer: Chief Financial Officer	6 BEACHWOOD COURT, DIX HILLS NY 11746
Stephen J Dannhauser	director	122 WEST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Laurence Penn	director, officer: CEO and President	52 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Ronald I Simon	director	485 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Chris Smernoff	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
John Herlihy	officer: Chief Financial Officer	53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Mark Tecotzky	officer: Co-Chief Investment Officer	53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Thomas F Robards	director	666 THIRD AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Daniel R. Margolis	officer: Secretary	53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Edward Resendez	director	52 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Vc Investments Llc	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Emg Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Fbr Capital Markets Pt Inc	10 percent owner	1001 NINETEENTH STREET NORTH, ARLINGTON VA 22302