EFC vs TPTS vs DX Stock Comparison

Ellington Financial, Terra Property Trust and Dynex Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
DX Dynex Capital Inc
$10.92 -3.8% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$326.26M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ellington Financial 5, Dynex Capital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEFCTPTSDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $315.20M $2.72B DX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x -10.3x -44.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x — 7.2x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.8% -38.2% +319.6% DX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.3% -110.6% -18.6% 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 -12.5% — -19.6% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.7%/yr — -9.0%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 18.4% 43.4% 18.8% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 20/100 42/100 DX

Percentile Scorecard

EFCTPTSDX

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

AxisEFCTPTSDX
Valuation 34 #112 of 169 2 #166 of 169 48 #88 of 169
Growth 60 #64 of 160 12 #141 of 160 65 #56 of 160
Profitability 43 #86 of 149 9 #136 of 149 39 #91 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 59 #65 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 12 #120 of 136 – 16 #115 of 136
Overall 42 20 42
  • EFC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TPTS ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • DX 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

PeriodEFCTPTSDXSPY
1 month -5.5%-16.6%-3.8% -0.2%
3 months -13.7%-21.1%-15.4% +3.9%
6 months -12.3%—-20.5% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%—-22.1% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%—-19.6% +12.3%
3 years -2.7%—+13.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%—+4.4% +23.3%
5 years -36.5%—-37.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.7%—-9.0% +10.9%
10 years -26.7%—-46.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.1%—-6.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEFCTPTSDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 18.4%43.4%18.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.9%51.7%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.830.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68—-1.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-43.3%-46.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-40.3%-25.9% -1.2%
52-week high $14.01$21.70$14.74 $779.14
52-week low $11.30$12.30$10.57 $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.

MultipleEFCTPTSDX
P/E now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 11.1x -10.3xmedian 11.1x -45.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.6x 11.4xmedian 2.6x 8.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x -110.7xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 11.3xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 1.99median 0.32 0.69median 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 monthsEFCTPTSDX
Revenue $455.40M $27.56M $326.26M
Operating income – -$9.20M –
Net income $225.90M -$30.48M -$49.75M
Free cash flow -$617.48M – $249.73M
EPS (diluted) – $-1.25 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $247.47M $9.70M $993.01M
Total debt $1.01B $762.35M –
Shares (diluted) – 24.34M 251.84M
Enterprise value $703.62M $249.04M -$183.59M

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
MetricEFCTPTSDX
P/E 8.8x -10.3x -45.4x
P/FCF -2.4x – 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow -2.4x – 11.3x
P/S 3.3x 11.4x 8.6x
P/B 0.7x 2.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – -110.7x –
EV/EBIT 2.9x -45.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.3x 15.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF -2.4x – 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.4x – 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.99 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEFCTPTSDX
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.8% -38.2% 319.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -25.1% 85.8%
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% 10.1% -126.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.6% -5.2% -80.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.1% -118.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% -65.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – 105.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.8% – 48.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – 105.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -67.7% – 48.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEFCTPTSDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – -13.7% –
Operating margin – -33.4% –
Pretax margin 37.2% -75.4% –
Net margin 37.3% -110.6% -18.6%
FCF margin -135.6% – 76.5%
Operating cash flow margin -135.6% – 76.5%
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 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x – -5.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEFCTPTSDX
Debt / assets 1.2% 44.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -27.0x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 90.5% 49.3% 89.1%
Equity / assets 9.5% 50.7% 10.9%
Interest coverage 1.5x -0.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEFCTPTSDX
Dividend yield 13.3% – 18.7%
Net buyback yield -19.0% – -53.0%
Shareholder yield -5.7% – -34.3%
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.

ConsensusEFCTPTSDX
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 – 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.94FY2026 – $1.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 – +67.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% – +9.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $532.59MFY2026 – $414.67MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 – +262.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% – +21.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEFCTPTSDX
Held by institutions 50.4% – 47.0%
Institutions holding 247 – 287
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – +25.7%
Institutions buying 139 – 200
Institutions selling 57 – 54
Buyers to sellers 2.44 – 3.70

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.

EFCTPTSDX
EFC 1.00 0.33 0.58
TPTS 0.33 1.00 0.30
DX 0.58 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EFC, TPTS and DX?

Dynex Capital (DX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $315.20M, Dynex Capital (DX) $2.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

Dynex Capital (DX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -38.2%, Dynex Capital (DX) +319.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -110.6%, Dynex Capital (DX) -18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Dynex Capital (DX) -19.6%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Dynex Capital (DX) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 43.4%, Dynex Capital (DX) 18.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EFC, TPTS and DX?

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.