Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc. (BDR) Reaches $0.85 52-Week High; Ellington Financial (EFC) Had 3 Bullish Analysts

July 12, 2017 - By Ellis Scott

Among 4 analysts covering Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 75% are positive. Ellington Financial had 10 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Deutsche Bank maintained it with “Buy” rating and $22.75 target in Monday, August 10 report. Maxim Group maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, October 11 report. The company was maintained on Thursday, February 18 by Maxim Group. FBR Capital maintained Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) rating on Friday, February 24. FBR Capital has “Outperform” rating and $17.50 target. The stock of Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) earned “Outperform” rating by FBR Capital on Thursday, April 21. Deutsche Bank maintained the shares of EFC in report on Monday, November 9 with “Buy” rating. As per Thursday, August 13, the company rating was maintained by Maxim Group. The firm has “Buy” rating by Maxim Group given on Tuesday, July 11. The stock of Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) earned “Buy” rating by Maxim Group on Monday, August 10. See Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) latest ratings:

11/07/2017 Broker: Maxim Group Rating: Buy New Target: $20.0000 Maintain
24/02/2017 Broker: FBR Capital Rating: Outperform Old Target: $18 New Target: $17.50 Maintain

The stock of Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) hit a new 52-week high and has $0.89 target or 5.00% above today’s $0.85 share price. The 5 months bullish chart indicates low risk for the $7.42 million company. The 1-year high was reported on Jul, 12 by Barchart.com. If the $0.89 price target is reached, the company will be worth $371,000 more. About 1.54M shares traded or 9336.27% up from the average. Blonder Tongue Labs, Inc. (NYSEMKT:BDR) has risen 27.91% since July 12, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 11.21% the S&P500.

Ellington Financial LLC is a specialty finance firm that acquires and manages mortgage-related and other financial assets. The company has market cap of $520.87 million.

About 47,760 shares traded. Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) has declined 3.64% since July 12, 2016 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 20.34% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.38 in 2016 Q4. Its up 0.31, from 1.07 in 2016Q3. It is positive, as 3 investors sold Ellington Financial LLC shares while 10 reduced holdings. 5 funds opened positions while 13 raised stakes. 15.72 million shares or 4.24% more from 15.08 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Edge Wealth Management Ltd Liability Com reported 0.16% in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC). Raymond James invested 0% of its portfolio in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC). Pnc Fincl Ser Grp Inc reported 400 shares. West Family Investments reported 442,344 shares or 1.21% of all its holdings. Morgan Stanley has 0% invested in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) for 300,921 shares. Crow Point Partners Ltd, a Massachusetts-based fund reported 4,483 shares. Reservoir Ops L P has invested 3.2% in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC). California-based Wells Fargo & Mn has invested 0% in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC). Two Sigma Ltd Liability Co holds 0.06% or 10,822 shares in its portfolio. Greenwich Invest Mgmt Inc invested in 260,085 shares. Bb&T Secs Lc holds 38,603 shares. Acadian Asset Management Limited Liability Company owns 39,881 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Moreover, Tahithromos Ltd Limited Liability Company has 1.64% invested in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC). Renaissance Techs Limited Liability has 0% invested in Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) for 177,962 shares. Glenmede Communication Na reported 64 shares stake.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. , along with its subsidiary, R. The company has market cap of $7.42 million. L. It currently has negative earnings. Drake Holdings, LLC (RLD), is a technology-development and manufacturing company.