EFC vs CFTR-PA vs TPTS Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust and Terra Property Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.85 -2.8% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 4, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCCFTR-PATPTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.46B $273.61M $318.85M EFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 216.5x -10.5x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +4.0% -38.2% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 1.3% -110.6% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -27.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.0% — — –
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 16.2% 42.9% CFTR-PA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 53/100 20/100 CFTR-PA

Percentile Scorecard

EFCCFTR-PATPTS

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-PATPTS
Valuation 33 #114 of 169 63 #55 of 145 2 #166 of 169
Growth 60 #64 of 159 89 #17 of 143 11 #141 of 159
Profitability 44 #82 of 146 12 #120 of 136 9 #133 of 146
Financial Health 61 #61 of 153 50 #70 of 138 59 #64 of 153
Shareholder Returns 11 #120 of 135 – –
Overall 42 53 20
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CFTR-PA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • TPTS ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFCCFTR-PATPTSSPY
1 month -2.8%+0.5%-10.9% +0.7%
3 months -12.2%-1.0%-23.8% +3.7%
6 months -10.6%+1.9%— +7.1%
Year to date -12.7%—— +12.8%
1 year -11.0%—— +11.9%
3 years +0.3%—— +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.1%—— +22.8%
5 years -34.8%—— +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.2%—— +10.9%
10 years -25.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -2.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCCFTR-PATPTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%16.2%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%17.5%51.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.160.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59—— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-7.2%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-5.5%-40.0% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$26.86$21.70 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$24.02$12.30 $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-PATPTS
P/E now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 11.7x 220.1xmedian 25.7x -10.4xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 4.1x 11.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 14.3x -111.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 6.5x —median 23.5x —median 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 7.10median 1.86 2.00median 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 monthsEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Revenue $455.40M $99.09M $27.56M
Operating income – – -$9.20M
Net income $225.90M $678.18K -$30.48M
Free cash flow -$617.48M – –
EPS (diluted) – $0.12 $-1.25
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $24.64M $9.70M
Total debt $1.01B $2.37B $762.35M
Shares (diluted) – 10.95M 24.34M
Enterprise value $659.08M $165.42M $252.69M

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-PATPTS
P/E 8.9x 220.1x -10.4x
P/FCF -2.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x – –
P/S 3.3x 2.8x 11.5x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – -111.0x
EV/EBIT 2.9x – -45.5x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 8.2x 15.2x
EV/FCF -2.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 7.10 2.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 4.0% -38.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 5.2% -25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -11,317%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -57.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 105.9% 10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 27.0% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 115.3% 10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – -13.7%
Operating margin – – -33.4%
Pretax margin 37.2% – -75.4%
Net margin 37.3% 1.3% -110.6%
FCF margin -135.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% – –
Return on equity 11.4% 0.1% -15.8%
Return on assets 1.1% 0.1% -7.2%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Debt / assets 1.2% 47.4% 44.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -27.0x
Debt / FCF -0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 53.4% 49.3%
Equity / assets 9.5% 46.6% 50.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x – -0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Dividend yield 13.2% – –
Net buyback yield -18.8% – –
Shareholder yield -5.6% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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-PATPTS
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCCFTR-PATPTS
Held by institutions 50.4% – –
Institutions holding 247 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – –
Institutions buying 139 – –
Institutions selling 57 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – –

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-PATPTS
EFC 1.00 0.00 0.33
CFTR-PA 0.00 1.00 0.02
TPTS 0.33 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Ellington Financial (EFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.46B, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) $273.61M, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $318.85M.

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

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.6x, Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust (CFTR-PA) 216.5x, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -10.5x). 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%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -38.2%.

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%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -110.6%).

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%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.