Ellington Financial vs Forestar
EFC and FOR 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 FOR compare
Ellington Financial is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Forestar ($1.4B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Ellington Financial is cheaper: it trades at 6.8× trailing earnings, against 6.9× for Forestar.
Ellington Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (48.5% versus 11.8% for Forestar).
Ellington Financial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 41.8% compared with 9.9% at Forestar.
Ellington Financial pays a dividend yielding 12.8%; Forestar does not pay one.
Ellington Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 14 for Forestar), 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 | FOR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $11.17 | $22.84 |
| Change, 1 year | −15.9% | −5.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.9% | 9.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 500 | 78 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 6.8× (better) | 6.9× |
| P/S | 2.9× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 0.7× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 3.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 4.1× |
| FCF yield | – | 24.3% |
| Fair value | $20.27 | $37.94 |
| Margin of safety | 44.9% (better) | 39.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 48.5% (better) | 11.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 48.5% (better) | 12.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 62.0% (better) | 4.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 24.1% (better) | 4.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.0% (better) | 21.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 21.4% |
| Net margin | 41.8% (better) | 9.9% |
| FCF margin | – | 16.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% (better) | 9.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.04 | 1.54 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 12.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 104% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 315% | – |
| Buyback yield | −22.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −9.6% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.9% | 36.8% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.33% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$232K |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 2.0% |
Go deeper
- EFC stock overview
- EFC income statement
- EFC valuation and score
- FOR stock overview
- FOR income statement
- FOR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.