Great AjaxNYSE: AJX

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM; “Rithm”), a global asset manager focused on real estate, credit and financial services, and Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE: AJX; “Great Ajax”), a real estate investment trust, today completed their previously announced transaction. As part of the transaction, Great Ajax has entered into a management agreement with an affiliate of Rithm to serve as Great Ajax's external manager. The transaction marks a significant milestone for Great Ajax, with.

Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE:AJX ) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 2, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Lawrence Mendelsohn - Chief Executive Officer Russell Schaub - President Mary Doyle - CFO Conference Call Participants Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Great Ajax Corporation Q3, 2023 Financial Results Conference call.

Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE:AJX ) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Lawrence Mendelsohn – Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Operator Good afternoon. My name is Rob, and I will be your conference operator today.

Great Ajax (AJX) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.11 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.01. This compares to earnings of $0.25 per share a year ago.

The company is being bought out by a peer. The all-stock deal shakes out to a premium of 19% for Great Ajax shareholders.

Great Ajax Corp. AJX, +2.00% stock is rallying 9% in premarket trades Monday after it agreed to be acquired by Ellington Financial Inc. EFC, +0.44% for about $173 million in stock. Ellington Financial said each share of Great Ajax common stock will be converted into 0.5308 shares of Ellington Financial common stock, or approximately 12.5 million shares of Ellington Financial common stock valued at about $172.5 million.

Great Ajax Corp. specializes in purchasing of poor-quality mortgage loans and making them perform - a strategy that may perform well during an economic recovery. AJX's earnings are most likely to recover due to favorable economic environment, strong mortgage pipeline, and an anticipated dip in funding cost. I'm expecting AJX to report earnings growth in another 12 to 18 months and continue to offer a double-digit yield along with a steady quarterly pay-out.