TPTS vs TWOD vs EFC Stock Comparison

Terra Property Trust, Two Harbors Investment and Ellington Financial Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.76 -3.6% 1M -12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
13.27%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ellington Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (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.

QuestionTPTSTWODEFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $316.91M $2.69B $1.50B TWOD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.4x -36.5x 8.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 6.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -38.2% +3.5% +44.8% EFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -110.6% -15.3% 37.3% EFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.7% 22.6% EFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -27.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 13.27% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -2.0% -12.0% TWOD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -8.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 6.2% 18.4% TWOD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 40/100 42/100 EFC

Percentile Scorecard

TPTSTWODEFC

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

AxisTPTSTWODEFC
Valuation 2 #166 of 169 45 #93 of 169 33 #114 of 169
Growth 11 #144 of 162 29 #116 of 162 61 #64 of 162
Profitability 9 #136 of 149 39 #91 of 149 43 #86 of 149
Financial Health 60 #64 of 158 71 #46 of 158 62 #61 of 158
Shareholder Returns – 15 #116 of 136 10 #122 of 136
Overall 20 40 42
  • TPTS ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TWOD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EFC 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

PeriodTPTSTWODEFCSPY
1 month -10.7%-2.5%-3.6% +0.9%
3 months -20.5%-0.6%-12.6% +5.9%
6 months —-0.7%-10.8% +8.5%
Year to date —-0.5%-13.4% +13.3%
1 year —-2.0%-12.0% +12.4%
3 years ——-2.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year ——-0.7% +23.5%
5 years ——-35.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——-8.3% +11.0%
10 years ——-26.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-3.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTPTSTWODEFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%6.2%18.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%8.5%19.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.040.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.33-0.65 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-4.1%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.0%-2.8%-16.1% -0.9%
52-week high $21.70$26.37$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$25.11$11.30 $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.

MultipleTPTSTWODEFC
P/E now vs peer median -10.4xmedian 11.4x -36.5xmedian 11.4x 8.8xmedian 11.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.7x 5.6xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -111.1xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x —median 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 21.2xmedian 6.9x -2.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.00median 0.34 0.03median 0.34 —median 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 monthsTPTSTWODEFC
Revenue $27.56M $482.19M $455.40M
Operating income -$9.20M – –
Net income -$30.48M -$21.68M $225.90M
Free cash flow – $127.22M -$617.48M
EPS (diluted) $-1.25 $-0.70 –
Cash & equivalents $9.70M $642.69M $247.47M
Total debt $762.35M $115.68M $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 24.34M 105.43M –
Enterprise value $250.75M -$37.29M $736.38M

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
MetricTPTSTWODEFC
P/E -10.4x -36.5x 8.8x
P/FCF – 21.2x -2.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 21.2x -2.4x
P/S 11.5x 5.6x 3.3x
P/B 2.5x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x -4.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -111.1x – –
EV/EBIT -45.5x 5.4x 2.9x
EV/Revenue 15.2x 4.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF – 17.0x -2.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.0x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.00 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTPTSTWODEFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -38.2% 3.5% 44.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -25.1% 41.6% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -11,317% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.1% 92.8% 56.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -40.5% 62.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.1% 79.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -1,161% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -54.1% 0.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.8% -67.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -54.1% 0.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.8% -67.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTPTSTWODEFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -13.7% – –
Operating margin -33.4% – –
Pretax margin -75.4% -1.0% 37.2%
Net margin -110.6% -15.3% 37.3%
FCF margin – 26.4% -135.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% -135.6%
Return on equity -15.8% -1.2% 11.4%
Return on assets -7.2% -0.2% 1.1%
Return on invested capital – 21.7% 22.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -5.9x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTPTSTWODEFC
Debt / assets 44.6% 1.3% 1.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -27.0x – –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 80.2% 90.5%
Equity / assets 50.7% 19.8% 9.5%
Interest coverage -0.8x 1.0x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTPTSTWODEFC
Dividend yield – – 13.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -18.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -685.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -21.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -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.

ConsensusTPTSTWODEFC
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 – $19.93MFY2026 $532.59MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +58.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +127.3% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTPTSTWODEFC
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.

TPTSTWODEFC
TPTS 1.00 0.06 0.33
TWOD 0.06 1.00 0.13
EFC 0.33 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TPTS, TWOD and EFC?

Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $316.91M, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) $2.69B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.50B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ellington Financial (EFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -38.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) +3.5%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ellington Financial (EFC) has the highest net margin (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -110.6%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -15.3%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 21.7%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) returned the most: Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) -2.0%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ellington Financial (EFC) 13.27%. Terra Property Trust (TPTS) and 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 (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 43.2%, Two Harbors Investment (TWOD) 6.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.