JMP Securities raised the firm’s price target on Ellington Financial to $14.50 from $13.50 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Two recently-announced merger deals should help propel the company well over the $1B market cap threshold as well as drive sustained earnings accretion and increase long-term growth prospects, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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