Ellington Financial Market Sentiment

Ellington Financial Inc

EFCNYSE

$11.69

-0.02-0.17%

Ellington Financial Market Sentiment - Benzinga

Market sentiment signals for Ellington Financial (EFC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 8.7% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

11 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

$14

+22.6%

Highest Price Target

$16

+36.6%

B. Riley Securities

Lowest Price Target

$14

+15.3%

UBS

Short Interest

8.7%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 9, 2026	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+19.6%	$15 → $14	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 19, 2026	UBS	Marissa Lobo—	+23.8%	$14 → $15	Maintained	Neutral
Jun 17, 2026	BTIG	Douglas Harter—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral
Sep 3, 2025	UBS	Douglas Harter—	+15.3%	$13 → $14	Maintained	Neutral
Aug 14, 2025	BTIG	Eric Hagen—	+23.8%	$14 → $15	Maintained	Buy
Aug 13, 2025	Jones Trading	Jason Weaver—	+21.7%	$14	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Jul 10, 2025	UBS	Douglas Harter—	+6.7%	$12 → $13	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 1, 2025	Piper Sandler	Crispin Love—	+23.8%	$15 → $15	Maintained	Overweight
May 15, 2025	B. Riley Securities	Matt Howlett—	+36.6%	$15 → $16	Maintained	Buy
Mar 3, 2025	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+23.8%	$14 → $15	Maintained	Outperform
Jan 23, 2025	JMP Securities	Aaron Hecht—	+19.6%	$14 → $14	Maintained	Market Outperform
Jul 24, 2024	JMP Securities	Trevor Cranston—	+19.6%	$15 → $14	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 19, 2024	JMP Securities	Trevor Cranston—	+23.8%	$15 → $15	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 19, 2024	JonesTrading	Jason Weaver—	—	—	Initiate	Hold
Apr 18, 2024	JMP Securities	Trevor Cranston—	+23.8%	$15 → $15	Maintained	Market Outperform
Apr 18, 2024	BTIG	Eric Hagen—	+15.3%	$16 → $14	Maintained	Buy
Feb 28, 2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Bose George—	+13.2%	$14 → $13	Maintained	Outperform
Dec 6, 2023	UBS	Douglas Harter—	+15.3%	$14	Initiate	Neutral
Oct 19, 2023	B. Riley Securities	Matt Howlett—	+28.1%	$15	Initiate	Buy