EFC vs IVR vs TPTS Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Invesco Mortgage Capital and Terra Property Trust Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.72 -5.3% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.31%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 5, Invesco Mortgage Capital 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCIVRTPTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $566.20M $318.86M EFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 4.9x -10.5x IVR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 2.7x — IVR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% -17.6% -38.2% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 116.1% -110.6% IVR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -27.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.31% 26.04% — IVR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.0% -25.3% — EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -29.5%/yr — EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.5% 24.0% 43.6% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 78/100 24/100 IVR

Percentile Scorecard

EFCIVRTPTS

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

AxisEFCIVRTPTS
Valuation 48 #35 of 66 94 #5 of 66 6 #62 of 66
Growth 55 #29 of 63 74 #17 of 63 13 #55 of 63
Profitability 43 #33 of 57 80 #12 of 57 20 #46 of 57
Financial Health 62 #25 of 64 87 #9 of 64 59 #27 of 64
Shareholder Returns 12 #37 of 42 56 #19 of 42 –
Overall 44 78 24
  • EFC ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • IVR ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TPTS ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEFCIVRTPTSSPY
1 month -5.3%-14.0%-15.6% -0.8%
3 months -12.2%-25.8%-21.9% +3.5%
6 months -11.6%-33.3%— +7.0%
Year to date -13.7%-34.2%— +12.2%
1 year -12.0%-25.3%— +13.0%
3 years -2.4%-15.1%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%-5.3%— +23.1%
5 years -36.4%-82.6%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.7%-29.5%— +11.0%
10 years -26.6%-96.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -3.0%-28.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEFCIVRTPTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.5%24.0%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.0%24.0%52.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.660.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-1.05— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-84.5%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-41.2%-39.6% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$9.41$21.70 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$5.24$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.

MultipleEFCIVRTPTS
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x -10.5xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 6.1xmedian 3.3x 11.6xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x —median 15.4x -111.6xmedian 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 11.5x 3.4xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 0.11median 0.26 2.02median 0.26

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 monthsEFCIVRTPTS
Revenue $455.40M $92.31M $27.56M
Operating income – – -$9.20M
Net income $225.90M $120.07M -$30.48M
Free cash flow -$617.48M $166.02M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.13 $-1.25
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $73.38M $9.70M
Total debt $1.01B $7.51M $762.35M
Shares (diluted) – 94.90M 24.34M
Enterprise value $731.28M $325.64M $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
MetricEFCIVRTPTS
P/E 8.8x 4.9x -10.5x
P/FCF -2.4x 3.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x 3.4x –
P/S 3.3x 6.1x 11.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.6x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – – -111.6x
EV/EBIT 2.9x – -45.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 5.4x 15.3x
EV/FCF -2.4x 3.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x 3.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCIVRTPTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% -17.6% -38.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 34.7% -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% 196.2% 10.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 71.5% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 281.8% 10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 43.6% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 8.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -14.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% 8.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCIVRTPTS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – -13.7%
Operating margin – – -33.4%
Pretax margin 37.2% – -75.4%
Net margin 37.3% 116.1% -110.6%
FCF margin -135.6% 179.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% 179.9% –
Return on equity 11.4% – -15.8%
Return on assets 1.1% – -7.2%
Return on invested capital 22.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCIVRTPTS
Debt / assets 1.2% 0.1% 44.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -27.0x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 86.3% 49.3%
Equity / assets 9.5% 13.7% 50.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x – -0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCIVRTPTS
Dividend yield 13.3% 26.0% –
Net buyback yield -19.0% -50.9% –
Shareholder yield -5.7% -24.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 115.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 83.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusEFCIVRTPTS
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 2.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 $2.02FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% -23.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 $210.73MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +179.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +8.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCIVRTPTS
Held by institutions 50.4% 41.7% –
Institutions holding 247 180 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +23.1% –
Institutions buying 139 119 –
Institutions selling 57 36 –
Buyers to sellers 2.44 3.31 –

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.

EFCIVRTPTS
EFC 1.00 0.52 0.33
IVR 0.52 1.00 0.31
TPTS 0.33 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, IVR and TPTS?

Ellington Financial (EFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) $566.20M, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $318.86M.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, IVR and TPTS?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 4.9x, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 2.7x). 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%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -17.6%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -38.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 116.1%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -110.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -25.3%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) -29.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.31%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 26.04%. Terra Property Trust (TPTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.5%, Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) 24.0%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, IVR 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 5. 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.