TPTS vs EFC vs BXMT Stock Comparison

Terra Property Trust, Ellington Financial and Blackstone Mortgage Trust Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.86 +3.0% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.15%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTPTSEFCBXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $319.59M $1.51B $1.93B BXMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.8x 8.9x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.1x 11.0x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -50.3% +44.8% -16.7% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -164.0% 37.3% — EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.8% 22.6% 12.4% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.8x — 1.2x TPTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 13.15% 16.15% BXMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -13.4% -37.3% EFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -8.4%/yr -19.2%/yr EFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 19.3% 27.5% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 41/100 50/100 BXMT

Percentile Scorecard

TPTSEFCBXMT

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

AxisTPTSEFCBXMT
Valuation 5 #158 of 167 34 #110 of 167 84 #28 of 167
Growth 12 #143 of 162 57 #70 of 162 10 #146 of 162
Profitability 8 #141 of 153 41 #90 of 153 32 #104 of 153
Financial Health 60 #65 of 160 62 #61 of 160 60 #64 of 160
Shareholder Returns 2 #136 of 138 10 #124 of 138 66 #48 of 138
Overall 17 41 50
  • TPTS ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BXMT ranked among 172 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTPTSEFCBXMTSPY
1 month -4.6%+3.0%+5.7% -1.0%
3 months -20.8%-10.5%-16.5% -0.4%
6 months —-12.6%-39.7% +4.5%
Year to date —-12.7%-39.2% +12.4%
1 year —-13.4%-37.3% +13.6%
3 years —-7.3%-46.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year —-2.5%-18.8% +20.8%
5 years —-35.6%-65.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-8.4%-19.2% +10.4%
10 years —-23.5%-60.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year —-2.6%-8.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTPTSEFCBXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%19.3%27.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%20.8%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.490.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.69-1.36 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-41.2%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.5%-15.3%-43.6% -1.6%
52-week high $21.70$14.01$20.63 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$11.30$10.19 $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.

MultipleTPTSEFCBXMT
P/E now vs peer median -8.8xmedian 12.0x 8.9xmedian 12.0x -5.2xmedian 12.0x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 2.6x -2.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -36.4xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 4.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -265.6xmedian 5.5x -2.5xmedian 5.5x 5.5xmedian 5.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.34 —median 0.34 0.09median 0.34

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 monthsTPTSEFCBXMT
Revenue $22.17M $455.40M -$752.54M
Operating income -$16.77M – –
Net income -$36.36M $225.90M -$375.62M
Free cash flow -$1.20M -$617.48M $352.79M
EPS (diluted) $-1.49 – $-2.22
Cash & equivalents $9.70M $247.47M $511.50M
Total debt $111.42M $256.99M $1.19B
Shares (diluted) 24.34M – 168.96M
Enterprise value $254.35M $749.14M -$11.84M

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
MetricTPTSEFCBXMT
P/E -8.8x 8.9x -5.2x
P/FCF -265.6x -2.5x 5.5x
P/Operating cash flow -265.6x -2.5x 5.5x
P/S 14.4x 3.3x -2.6x
P/B 2.5x 0.8x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -36.4x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT -25.1x 3.0x 4.9x
EV/Revenue 19.0x 3.3x -3.5x
EV/FCF -350.2x -2.5x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -350.2x -2.5x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 – 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTPTSEFCBXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) -50.3% 44.8% -16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 27.5% -41.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -20,547% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -76.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.3% 56.5% -450.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% 62.6% -56.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.3% – -455.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.6% – -57.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.8% 0.3% 57.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -67.8% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -119.8% 0.3% 57.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% -67.7% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTPTSEFCBXMT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -52.1% – –
Operating margin -75.7% – –
Pretax margin -120.2% 37.2% –
Net margin -164.0% 37.3% –
FCF margin -5.4% -135.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -5.4% -135.6% -46.9%
Return on equity -21.4% 11.4% -12.3%
Return on assets -10.3% 1.1% -2.0%
Return on invested capital -6.8% 22.6% 12.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x -2.7x -0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTPTSEFCBXMT
Debt / assets 44.6% 1.2% 6.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.8x – 1.2x
Debt / FCF -92.6x -0.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 90.5% 83.7%
Equity / assets 50.7% 9.5% 16.3%
Interest coverage -1.8x 1.5x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTPTSEFCBXMT
Dividend yield – 13.2% 16.2%
Net buyback yield – -18.8% 5.3%
Shareholder yield – -5.6% 21.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) -15.5% – -84.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -466.9% – 90.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -65.5% – -1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -31.8% – -9.3%

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.

ConsensusTPTSEFCBXMT
Forward P/E – 6.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.94FY2026 $1.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -2.6% +35.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $532.59MFY2026 $588.88MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +58.3%FY2026 +60.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% -7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTPTSEFCBXMT
Held by institutions – 50.4% 63.8%
Institutions holding – 247 349
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% +1.3%
Institutions buying – 139 178
Institutions selling – 57 100
Buyers to sellers – 2.44 1.78

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.

TPTSEFCBXMT
TPTS 1.00 0.27 0.13
EFC 0.27 1.00 0.51
BXMT 0.13 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TPTS, EFC and BXMT?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $319.59M, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.51B, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) $1.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ellington Financial (EFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -50.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -164.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -6.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ellington Financial (EFC) returned the most: Ellington Financial (EFC) -13.4%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -37.3%. Over five years, Ellington Financial (EFC) compounded fastest (Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.4%/yr, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) has the highest dividend yield: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.15%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 16.15%. Terra Property Trust (TPTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 42.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 19.3%, Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.