EFC vs PMT vs TWOD Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and Two Harbors Investment Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.34%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust 4, Ellington Financial 4, Two Harbors Investment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCPMTTWODLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.49B $632.22M $2.69B TWOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 5.1x -36.5x PMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 7.6x — EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% +14.6% +3.5% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% 35.8% -15.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 24.1% 21.7% PMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 13.34% 22.07% — PMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -42.5% -2.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr -18.5%/yr — EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 30.2% 6.2% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 45/100 41/100 PMT

Percentile Scorecard

EFCPMTTWOD

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

AxisEFCPMTTWOD
Valuation 34 #112 of 169 39 #104 of 169 48 #89 of 169
Growth 60 #64 of 160 35 #104 of 160 30 #112 of 160
Profitability 43 #86 of 149 40 #90 of 149 41 #89 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 31 #110 of 158 73 #44 of 158
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 81 #27 of 136 15 #116 of 136
Overall 42 45 41
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • PMT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD 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

PeriodEFCPMTTWODSPY
1 month -5.5%-13.0%-2.5% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-26.0%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months -12.3%-40.6%-0.7% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%-42.2%-0.5% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-42.5%-2.0% +12.3%
3 years -2.7%-41.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%-16.1%— +23.3%
5 years -36.5%-64.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%-18.5%— +10.9%
10 years -26.7%-51.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.1%-7.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCPMTTWODSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%30.2%6.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%37.4%8.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.560.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-1.41-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-66.9%-4.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-47.5%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$13.81$26.37 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$6.74$25.11 $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.

MultipleEFCPMTTWOD
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.1x 5.1xmedian 11.1x -36.5xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x —median 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 7.0x -0.1xmedian 7.0x 21.2xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.19median 0.32 0.03median 0.32

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 monthsEFCPMTTWOD
Revenue $455.40M $347.66M $482.19M
Net income $225.90M $166.19M -$21.68M
Free cash flow -$617.48M -$10.07B $127.22M
EPS (diluted) – $1.42 $-0.70
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $225.24M $642.69M
Total debt $1.01B $12.66B $115.68M
Shares (diluted) – 87.29M 105.43M
Enterprise value $727.45M -$1.17B -$37.29M

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
MetricEFCPMTTWOD
P/E 8.8x 5.1x -36.5x
P/FCF -2.4x -0.1x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x -0.1x 21.2x
P/S 3.3x 1.8x 5.6x
P/B 0.7x 0.3x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x -0.4x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 2.9x 2.8x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 9.7x 4.5x
EV/FCF -2.4x -0.3x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x -0.3x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.19 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCPMTTWOD
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% 14.6% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -3.0% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.5% 58.0% 92.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% 17.7% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 95.7% 79.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% -1,161%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -93.2% -54.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% -140.1% -43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -93.2% -54.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% -140.1% -43.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCPMTTWOD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.2% 36.5% -1.0%
Net margin 37.3% 35.8% -15.3%
FCF margin -135.6% -2,897% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% -2,897% 26.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 8.9% -1.2%
Return on assets 1.1% 0.7% -0.2%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 24.1% 21.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x -60.6x -5.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.4% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCPMTTWOD
Debt / assets 1.2% 12.6% 1.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x -0.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 92.6% 80.2%
Equity / assets 9.5% 7.4% 19.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.1x 1.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCPMTTWOD
Dividend yield 13.3% 22.1% –
Net buyback yield -19.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -5.7% 22.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 83.9% -685.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -1.4% 116.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% -21.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -3.7% -13.3%

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.

ConsensusEFCPMTTWOD
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 –
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 $19.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +2.6% +127.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCPMTTWOD
Held by institutions 50.4% 72.1% –
Institutions holding 247 213 –
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.

EFCPMTTWOD
EFC 1.00 0.42 0.13
PMT 0.42 1.00 0.09
TWOD 0.13 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, PMT and TWOD?

Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) $632.22M, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, EFC, PMT and TWOD?

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 5.1x, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 7.6x). 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%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) +14.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 35.8%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%). On return on invested capital, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) leads (Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 24.1%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -42.5%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.34%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 22.07%. Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 30.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, PMT and TWOD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) 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.