stockrowChimera Investment Corporation (CIM) vs Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC)
- Chimera Investment Corporation CIM 8.44 +1.69%
- Ellington Financial Inc. EFC 11.52 +0.96%
Chimera Investment Corporation and Ellington Financial Inc. are both Reit Mortgage companies. Ellington Financial Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.5B against $694.8M — 2.1× the size. Chimera Investment Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Ellington Financial Inc. trades at 7.0×. Ellington Financial Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 31.0% against 11.6%. Ellington Financial Inc. has the higher net margin (33.3% vs −9.71%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.52% vs 0.40%). Both pay a dividend; Chimera Investment Corporation yields more (20.7% vs 13.7%). Across the 21 metrics below, Ellington Financial Inc. leads on 12 and Chimera Investment Corporation on 9.
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| Metric | CIM | EFC | Reit Mortgage median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 100.00% | 95.29% | 100.00% |
| Operating margin | 11.33% | 132.74% | 35.40% |
| Net margin | (9.71%) | 33.26% | 11.85% |
| Free cash flow margin | (44.37%) | (93.67%) | 26.68% |
| Return on equity | (3.35%) | 12.37% | 5.20% |
| Return on assets | (0.55%) | 1.02% | 0.62% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.40% | 2.52% | 1.22% |
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