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 1.8 times as much as Ellington Financial ($2.6B against $1.4B).
On earnings, Ellington Financial is cheaper: it trades at 6.8× trailing earnings, against 25.1× for Urban Edge Properties.
Ellington Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (48.5% versus 5.5% for Urban Edge Properties).
Ellington Financial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 41.8% compared with 21.1% at Urban Edge Properties.
Both pay dividends: Ellington Financial yields 12.8% and Urban Edge Properties 3.9%.
Ellington Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 7 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 | $1.4B | $2.6B |
| Share price | $11.17 | $20.80 |
| Change, 1 year | −15.9% | 10.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −36.9% | 13.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.89 |
| Employees | 500 | 104 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 6.8× (better) | 25.1× |
| P/S | 2.9× (better) | 5.3× |
| P/B | 0.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 8.1× |
| PEG | – | 1.05 |
| Fair value | $20.27 | $18.22 |
| Margin of safety | 44.9% (better) | −14.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 48.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 48.5% (better) | 7.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 62.0% (better) | −6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 24.1% (better) | −6.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.0% (better) | −1.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 41.8% (better) | 21.1% |
| Return on equity | 10.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.04 | 0.98 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 12.8% (better) | 3.9% |
| Payout ratio | 104% | 98.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 315% (better) | 2.2% |
| Buyback yield | −22.4% | 0.01% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −9.6% | 3.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 49.9% | 97.0% |
| Held by insiders | 1.2% | 0.17% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 2.2% |
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.