NYSE:MFA MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $8.18 +0.03 (+0.31%) Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.19 +0.00 (+0.06%) As of 09/25/2026 07:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About MFA Financial Stock (NYSE:MFA) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get MFA Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$8.12▼$8.2350-Day Range$8.15▼$9.3352-Week Range$8.11▼$10.43Volume1.41 million shsAverage Volume1.58 million shsMarket Capitalization$827.41 millionP/E Ratio8.19Dividend Yield17.59%Price Target$10.46Consensus RatingHold Company Overview MFA Financial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses primarily on residential mortgage assets. The company invests in and manages a portfolio that may include agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities, residential whole loans, mortgage servicing rights and other residential credit investments. MFA’s investment activities are designed to provide exposure to the U.S. residential housing and mortgage markets. Through its affiliated businesses, the company also participates in residential lending, including financing for single-family rental properties and residential real estate investors. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in New York City, MFA Financial has operated as a publicly traded mortgage REIT since its initial public offering in 1998. The company serves the U.S. residential mortgage market and is led by Chief Executive Officer Craig L. Knutson.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More MFA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks85th Percentile Overall ScoreMFA MarketRank™: MFA Financial scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 247th out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMFA Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialMFA Financial has a consensus price target of $10.46, representing about 27.8% upside from its current price of $8.19.Amount of Analyst CoverageMFA Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about MFA Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 8.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 8.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.57.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMFA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.46. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about MFA Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.93% of the float of MFA Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMFA Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.23, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MFA Financial has recently increased by 5.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipMFA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 17.65%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMFA Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MFA Financial is 144.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about MFA Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.51 News SentimentMFA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for MFA Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 5 people have searched for MFA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added MFA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MFA Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.02% of the stock of MFA Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions65.28% of the stock of MFA Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MFA Financial's insider trading history. Receive MFA Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFA Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 30, 2026September 23, 2026 | marketscreener.comMMFA Financial Keeps Quarterly Dividend at $0.36 a Share, Payable Oct. 30 to Shareholders of Record Oct. 5September 23, 2026 | marketscreener.comMTicker Revealed: Pre-IPO Access to "Next Elon Musk" CompanyWe’ve found The Next Elon Musk… and what we believe to be the next Tesla. It’s already racked up $26 billion in government contracts. Peter Thiel just bet $1 Billion on it.September 27 at 1:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)MFA Financial Inc. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitorsSeptember 19, 2026 | marketwatch.comMFA Financial Fixed-Rate Preferred: Yield Remains High, But Risks Weigh InSeptember 17, 2026 | seekingalpha.comMFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) Sets New 12-Month Low - Here's What HappenedSeptember 16, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comMFA Financial, Inc. 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 7, 2026 | seekingalpha.comMFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Q2 2026 Press Conference Call TranscriptAugust 5, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines MFA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MFA shares performed this year? MFA Financial's stock was trading at $9.31 at the start of the year. Since then, MFA stock has decreased by 12.1% and is now trading at $8.1850. How were MFA Financial's earnings last quarter? MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $43.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $67.52 million. MFA Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.58% and a net margin of 19.38%. Read the conference call transcript. When did MFA Financial's stock split? MFA Financial's stock reverse split on Tuesday, April 5th 2022.The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, April 5th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Tuesday, April 5th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split. Who are MFA Financial's major shareholders? MFA Financial's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.31%), State Street Corp (2.55%), Van ECK Associates Corp (1.02%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of MFA Financial? Shares of MFA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of MFA Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MFA Financial investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Verizon Communications (VZ). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/05/2026Record date for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2026Dividend Payable7/31/2026Today9/27/2026Record date for 10/30 Dividend10/05/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend10/05/2026Dividend Payable10/30/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 2 weeks, MFA's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Sub-IndustryMortgage REITs Current SymbolNYSE:MFA CIK1055160 Webwww.mfafinancial.com Phone(212) 207-6400Fax212-207-6420Employees307Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for MFA Financial$10.46 High Price Target$11.00 Low Price Target$10.00 Potential Upside/Downside+27.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.43 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.00 Trailing P/E Ratio8.19 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$176.78 million Net Margins19.38% Pretax Margin19.37% Return on Equity7.58% Return on Assets1.05% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio6.56 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$270.43 million Price / Sales3.06 Cash Flow$1.32 per share Price / Cash Flow6.22 Book Value$17.88 per share Price / Book0.46Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares101,088,000Free Float100,057,000Market Cap$827.41 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.41 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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