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‘Not Worth It’: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu Reignites 70-Hour Workweek Debate, Warns of ‘Demographic Suicide'NEW YORK — After another special teams disaster in the Pinstripe Bowl, Nebraska faces what coach Matt Rhule called a “complete and total overhaul” with the unit in the offseason. Rhule did not say whether that overhaul would include replacing special teams coordinator Ed Foley, a longtime Rhule aide who just finished his second year in the role. NU won the game 20-15 and successfully pulled of a fake punt pass from Brian Buschini to Isaac Gifford that converted a fourth down into a first down. It was, in essence, Nebraska’s one special teams bright spot of the day. Buschini had a fourth quarter punt blocked and returned to the NU 2, which quickly became a Boston College touchdown. After Nebraska’s second touchdown of the game, Buschini couldn’t handle a wayward snap that turned into a blocked extra point and, after a BC return, two points for the Eagles. Without those two plays, Boston College only scored six total points. Nebraska special teams contributed to the 13-10 loss at Iowa and nearly led to a loss to Rutgers earlier this year. “It wasn’t very good,” Rhule said in the bowels of Yankee Stadium. “You can’t get a blocked punt. I didn’t necessarily see how it happened...we’ve had snapping issues all year long, and I think we’ve tried to address that for next year.” NU signed New Hampshire transfer long snapper Kevin Gallic in December to replace the Husker duo of Camden Witucki and Aidan Flege. Snapping issues contributed to Nebraska trying — and failing to execute — a fake field goal run play from Boston College’s 8. Buschini, as the holder, came nowhere near the end zone. “Obviously should’ve just dropped back and thrown it again,” Rhule said. “But we had the numbers there and the (Boston College) kid just made a good play.” For Nebraska to be “where we want to be next year” — that is, competing for the College Football Playoff, Rhule said, the team has to be a “little better in some areas” on defense and “really improve” on offense, which Rhule believes is happening under new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. “Special teams, we need a complete and total overhaul of that,” Rhule said. “We have to be better at that. I put those things on my shoulders to get it done. It has not been good this year.” According to ESPN’s Football Power Index, Nebraska ranks 105th out of 134 teams in special teams efficiencies headed into the Pinstripe Bowl. Boston College ranked 110th.
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Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ellington Financial Inc. ( NYSE:EFC – Free Report ) by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,965,296 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,530 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 2.17% of Ellington Financial worth $25,338,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in Ellington Financial by 2.0% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 47,814 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $616,000 after buying an additional 919 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System increased its stake in Ellington Financial by 3.6% in the second quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 29,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043 shares during the last quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC raised its position in Ellington Financial by 13.3% during the third quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 14,415 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $186,000 after purchasing an additional 1,688 shares in the last quarter. MAS Advisors LLC raised its position in Ellington Financial by 4.6% during the second quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 38,972 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 1,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of Ellington Financial by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 70,597 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $853,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 55.62% of the company’s stock. Insider Buying and Selling In related news, CIO Michael W. Vranos sold 14,000 shares of Ellington Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.48, for a total transaction of $174,720.00. Following the sale, the executive now directly owns 168,359 shares in the company, valued at $2,101,120.32. This trade represents a 7.68 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink . 4.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Ellington Financial Price Performance Ellington Financial ( NYSE:EFC – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.04. Ellington Financial had a return on equity of 10.26% and a net margin of 106.40%. The firm had revenue of $33.63 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $37.95 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Ellington Financial Inc. will post 1.37 EPS for the current fiscal year. Ellington Financial Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.81%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Ellington Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 119.08%. About Ellington Financial ( Free Report ) Ellington Financial Inc, through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime mortgage; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.S. See Also Five stocks we like better than Ellington Financial How to Capture the Benefits of Dividend Increases S&P 500 ETFs: Expense Ratios That Can Boost Your Long-Term Gains CD Calculator: Certificate of Deposit Calculator How AI Implementation Could Help MongoDB Roar Back in 2025 Quiet Period Expirations Explained Hedge Funds Boost Oil Positions: Is a Major Rally on the Horizon? Receive News & Ratings for Ellington Financial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ellington Financial and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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