MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.50 to $8.63
• 50-Day Range: $8.42 to $9.63
• 52-Week Range: $8.38 to $10.43
• Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $860.07 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.51
• Dividend Yield: 16.93%
• Price Target: $10.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MFA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MFA Financial scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 335th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MFA 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 Potential

MFA Financial has a consensus price target of $10.46, representing about 22.9% upside from its current price of $8.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MFA Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 8.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 8.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MFA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.48. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.66% of the float of MFA Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MFA Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MFA Financial has recently increased by 14.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

MFA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 17.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

MFA Financial has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MFA Financial is 144.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.27

News Sentiment

MFA Financial has a news sentiment score of -0.27. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for MFA Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for MFA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added MFA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MFA Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.02% of the stock of MFA Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.28% of the stock of MFA Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MFA
• CIK: 1055160
• Web: www.mfafinancial.com
• Phone: (212) 207-6400
• Fax: 212-207-6420
• Employees: 307
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MFA Financial: $10.46
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $176.78 million
• Net Margins: 19.38%
• Pretax Margin: 19.37%
• Return on Equity: 7.58%
• Return on Assets: 1.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.56
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $745.06 million
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: $1.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.42
• Book Value: $17.88 per share
• Price / Book: 0.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 101,090,000
• Free Float: 100,057,000
• Market Cap: $860.07 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.41