ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR) vs Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)

ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. and Ellington Financial Inc. are both Reit Mortgage companies. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.1B against $1.6B — 1.3× the size. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 3.8× against 7.5×. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 51.5% against 31.0%. ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. has the higher net margin (43.6% vs 33.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.60% vs 2.52%). Both pay a dividend; ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. yields more (24.7% vs 15.0%). Across the 22 metrics below, ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. leads on 19 and Ellington Financial Inc. on 3.