Ellington Financial vs Urban Edge Properties
EFC and UE side by side, both in real estate. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How EFC and UE compare
Urban Edge Properties is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Ellington Financial ($2.5B against $1.5B).
On earnings, Ellington Financial is cheaper: it trades at 7.0× trailing earnings, against 36.9× for Urban Edge Properties.
Ellington Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (44.8% versus 7.4% for Urban Edge Properties).
Ellington Financial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 42.6% compared with 13.7% at Urban Edge Properties.
Both pay dividends: Ellington Financial yields 13.7% and Urban Edge Properties 4.1%.
Ellington Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 6 for Urban Edge Properties), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | EFC | UE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.5B | $2.5B |
| Share price | $11.41 | $19.93 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.3% | 0.96% |
| Change, 5 years | −38.1% | 3.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 500 | 104 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.0× (better) | 36.9× |
| P/S | 3.2× (better) | 5.1× |
| P/B | 0.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.8× |
| PEG | – | 1.55 |
| Fair value | $19.84 | $14.64 |
| Margin of safety | 42.5% (better) | −36.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 44.8% (better) | 7.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 48.5% (better) | 7.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 71.5% (better) | −35.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 32.5% (better) | −35.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.0% (better) | −1.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 42.6% (better) | 13.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.04 | 0.94 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 13.7% (better) | 4.1% |
| Payout ratio | 106% | 148% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 315% (better) | 2.2% |
| Buyback yield | −27.1% | 0.02% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −13.5% | 4.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.9% | 97.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.1% | 2.6% |
Go deeper
- EFC stock overview
- EFC income statement
- EFC valuation and score
- UE stock overview
- UE income statement
- UE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.