# Ellington Financial (EFC) — Analyst Forecast

EFC · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/efc/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $14.00 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $14.50 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | BTIG | Downgraded | Buy → Neutral | — |
| Sep 3, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $13.50 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Jones Trading | Upgraded | Hold → Buy | $14.25 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $12.50 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $14.50 |
| May 15, 2025 | B. Riley Securities | Maintained | Buy | $16.00 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $14.50 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $14.00 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $14.00 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $14.50 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | JonesTrading | Initiated Coverage | Hold | — |
| Apr 18, 2024 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $13.50 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $14.50 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | $13.25 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | UBS | Initiated Coverage | Neutral | $13.50 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | B. Riley Securities | Initiated Coverage | Buy | $15.00 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $14.50 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Outperform | $14.50 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is EFC a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Ellington Financial currently average a Buy rating: 5 buy, 2 hold and 0 sell, from 7 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What is the latest analyst rating on EFC?

On Oct 9, 2026, Piper Sandler maintained Ellington Financial at Overweight with a price target of $14.00.

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