CFTR-PA vs EFC vs PMT Stock Comparison

Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Ellington Financial and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.35 -2.1% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 8, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 1, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFTR-PAEFCPMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.92M $1.51B $717.67M EFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 596.0x 8.9x 17.6x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.9x 8.2x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +44.8% -11.5% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 37.3% 14.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.6% 25.5% PMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.19% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -15.8% -34.5% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -9.1%/yr -17.1%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.4% 18.8% 31.1% CFTR-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 42/100 32/100 EFC

Percentile Scorecard

CFTR-PAEFCPMT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Valuation 57 #64 of 146 36 #108 of 168 22 #132 of 168
Growth 67 #49 of 145 58 #69 of 163 7 #151 of 163
Profitability 24 #108 of 141 41 #91 of 154 32 #105 of 154
Financial Health 46 #79 of 146 63 #61 of 162 29 #116 of 162
Shareholder Returns 0 #136 of 136 10 #123 of 137 69 #43 of 137
Overall 39 42 32
  • CFTR-PA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • EFC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PMT ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCFTR-PAEFCPMTSPY
1 month -0.4%-2.1%+1.0% -2.0%
3 months -0.6%-14.7%-17.2% -2.2%
6 months +1.4%-13.4%-35.0% +4.2%
Year to date —-16.4%-37.1% +10.6%
1 year —-15.8%-34.5% +10.4%
3 years —-11.3%-42.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year —-3.9%-16.9% +20.2%
5 years —-37.8%-60.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-9.1%-17.1% +10.1%
10 years —-27.9%-46.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-3.2%-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFTR-PAEFCPMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.4%18.8%31.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 17.7%20.8%37.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.440.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.84-1.11 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -7.2%-41.2%-66.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-19.0%-42.9% -3.2%
52-week high $26.86$14.01$13.81 $779.14
52-week low $24.02$11.30$6.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCFTR-PAEFCPMT
P/E now vs peer median 591.0xmedian 26.1x 8.5xmedian 11.8x 16.9xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.1x 3.2xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.4x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 21.6x -2.3xmedian 6.0x -0.1xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.3x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 21.19median 1.95 —median 0.33 -0.77median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Revenue $100.69M $455.40M $284.67M
Net income -$449.32K $225.90M $82.53M
Free cash flow $16.31M -$617.48M -$11.52B
EPS (diluted) $0.04 – $0.47
Cash & equivalents $24.64M $247.47M $161.46M
Total debt $568.48M $256.99M $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 10.95M – 87.20M
Enterprise value $175.73M $714.44M -$1.02B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCPMT
P/E 591.0x 8.5x 16.9x
P/FCF 16.6x -2.3x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x -2.3x -0.1x
P/S 2.7x 3.2x 2.4x
P/B 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 0.7x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 2.8x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 3.2x 12.3x
EV/FCF 50.0x -2.4x -0.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.1x -2.4x -0.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 21.19 – -0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 44.8% -11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 27.5% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 96.1% 56.5% -32.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 68.1% 62.6% -18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 105.7% – -49.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% – -22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.6% 0.3% -108.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -67.8% -120.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.1% 0.3% -108.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -67.7% -120.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.2% 22.3%
Net margin 0.5% 37.3% 14.3%
FCF margin 16.2% -135.6% -4,046%
Operating cash flow margin 18.4% -135.6% -4,046%
Return on equity -0.1% 11.4% 4.5%
Return on assets 0.0% 1.1% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – 22.6% 25.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -41.2x -2.7x -139.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Debt / assets 47.4% 1.2% 11.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.1x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 34.9x -0.4x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 53.4% 90.5% 93.4%
Equity / assets 46.6% 9.5% 6.6%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Dividend yield – 13.7% 20.3%
Net buyback yield -92.1% -19.6% –
Shareholder yield -92.1% -5.9% 20.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 169.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -1.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Forward P/E – 5.9xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.94FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $532.59MFY2026 $357.43MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +58.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFTR-PAEFCPMT
Held by institutions – 50.4% 72.2%
Institutions holding – 247 215
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% +8.8%
Institutions buying – 139 109
Institutions selling – 57 64
Buyers to sellers – 2.44 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CFTR-PAEFCPMT
CFTR-PA 1.00 0.06 0.01
EFC 0.06 1.00 0.41
PMT 0.01 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFTR-PA, EFC and PMT?

Ellington Financial (EFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) $278.92M, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.51B, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) $717.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, CFTR-PA, EFC and PMT?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 596.0x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.9x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 5.9x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ellington Financial (EFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) +5.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 0.5%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -15.8%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -34.5%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -9.1%/yr, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 0.00%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 0.19%. Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) and Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) has been the steadiest (Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 16.4%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.8%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFTR-PA, EFC and PMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.