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EFCARI

Ellington Financial Inc.

EFC · $11.73

46Fair

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

ARI · $6.42

57Fair

Area by area

Overall Quant Score

How does it look overall? (out of 100)

EFC

46/100

ARI

57/100

Quality

Is it a profitable, well-run business?

EFC

8.5/10

ARI

6.8/10

Growth

Is the company growing?

EFC

6.4/10

ARI

2.5/10

Valuation

Is the price reasonable? (higher = cheaper)

EFC

5.5/10

ARI

9.6/10

Risk

How risky are the shares? (higher = lower risk)

EFC

6.1/10

ARI

4.6/10

Momentum

Is the share price trending up?

EFC

4.9/10

ARI

6.0/10

Financial strength

Is the balance sheet healthy?

EFC

0.3/10

ARI

5.4/10

The balanced view

Model-generated

Ellington Financial Inc.

This company has a mixed profile, with strong profitability, although its balance sheet looks stretched.

Leads on: quality, growth, risk

Best feature: strong profitability (Return on invested capital (TTM): 204.3%)

Watch out: balance sheet is stretched (Altman Z-Score: -0.01)

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

This company has a mixed profile, with a reasonable valuation and strong profitability, although its growth has been slow.

Leads on: valuation, momentum, financial strength

Best feature: reasonable valuation (P/E (TTM): 8.1x)

Watch out: growth is slow or negative (Forward revenue growth: -80.6%)

Different strengths suit different goals — a higher score in one area doesn’t make a stock the better choice for everyone.