EFC vs CFTR-PA vs BX Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust and Blackstone Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.76 -3.6% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.27%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
7 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.05 +2.2% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$88.09B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
4.47%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 7, Blackstone 3, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCCFTR-PABXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $274.02M $88.09B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 220.9x 26.6x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — 19.3x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +4.0% +17.2% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 1.3% 21.8% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — 21.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.27% — 4.47% EFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% — -22.8% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.3%/yr — -3.3%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 16.2% 37.4% CFTR-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 54/100 69/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

EFCCFTR-PABX

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

AxisEFCCFTR-PABX
Valuation 33 #114 of 169 62 #56 of 145 76 #45 of 181
Growth 61 #64 of 162 91 #14 of 142 83 #20 of 111
Profitability 43 #86 of 149 13 #118 of 135 81 #25 of 129
Financial Health 62 #61 of 158 50 #68 of 136 55 #74 of 164
Shareholder Returns 10 #122 of 136 – 48 #40 of 76
Overall 42 54 69
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CFTR-PA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFCCFTR-PABXSPY
1 month -3.6%+1.0%+2.2% +0.9%
3 months -12.6%+0.9%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months -10.8%+2.4%-2.3% +8.5%
Year to date -13.4%—-24.1% +13.3%
1 year -12.0%—-22.8% +12.4%
3 years -2.1%—+30.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.7%—+9.3% +23.5%
5 years -35.3%—-15.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.3%—-3.3% +11.0%
10 years -26.2%—+359.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year -3.0%—+16.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEFCCFTR-PABXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%16.2%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%17.7%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.151.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65—-0.61 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-7.2%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-5.1%-28.4% -0.9%
52-week high $14.01$26.86$163.50 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$24.02$102.12 $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.

MultipleEFCCFTR-PABX
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.4x 220.9xmedian 25.8x 26.6xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 4.0x 5.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x —median 14.2x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.9x —median 23.0x 16.1xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 1.3x 4.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 7.13median 1.91 0.69median 0.93

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 monthsEFCCFTR-PABX
Revenue $455.40M $99.09M $16.11B
Net income $225.90M $678.18K $6.83B
Free cash flow -$617.48M – $5.49B
EPS (diluted) – $0.12 $4.40
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $24.64M $2.51B
Total debt $1.01B $2.37B $50.92B
Shares (diluted) – 10.95M 799.90M
Enterprise value $736.38M $373.36M $83.02B

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
MetricEFCCFTR-PABX
P/E 8.8x 220.9x 26.6x
P/FCF -2.4x – 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x – 15.7x
P/S 3.3x 2.8x 5.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.9x – 11.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 8.3x 6.1x
EV/FCF -2.4x – 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x – 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.13 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PABX
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 4.0% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 5.2% 32.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 105.9% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 27.0% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 115.3% 20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% – 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – 67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% – 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PABX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% – 50.1%
Net margin 37.3% 1.3% 21.8%
FCF margin -135.6% – 34.1%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% – 34.7%
Return on equity 11.4% 0.1% 33.2%
Return on assets 1.1% 0.1% 13.9%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – 21.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PABX
Debt / assets 1.2% 47.4% 26.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 53.4% 57.8%
Equity / assets 9.5% 46.6% 42.2%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 16.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PABX
Dividend yield 13.3% – 4.5%
Net buyback yield -18.9% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield -5.7% – 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 93.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 116.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusEFCCFTR-PABX
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 – 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 – $6.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 – $15.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 – +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% – +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCCFTR-PABX
Held by institutions 50.4% – 67.3%
Institutions holding 247 – 2,130
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – +2.8%
Institutions buying 139 – 1,133
Institutions selling 57 – 716
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – 1.58

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.

EFCCFTR-PABX
EFC 1.00 0.00 0.33
CFTR-PA 0.00 1.00 -0.01
BX 0.33 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) $274.02M, Blackstone (BX) $88.09B.

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

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 220.9x, Blackstone (BX) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.1x, Blackstone (BX) 19.3x). 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: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) +4.0%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 1.3%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, Blackstone (BX) -22.8%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.3%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.27%, Blackstone (BX) 4.47%. Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 16.2%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.