NYSE:MFA MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $9.71 -0.01 (-0.10%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.68 -0.04 (-0.36%) As of 08/15/2025 07:55 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About MFA Financial Stock (NYSE:MFA) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MFA Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$9.68▼$9.7750-Day Range$9.09▼$9.7952-Week Range$7.85▼$13.45Volume811,751 shsAverage Volume1.28 million shsMarket Capitalization$996.93 millionP/E Ratio11.16Dividend Yield14.83%Price Target$12.07Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage securities, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in New York, New York. Read More MFA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks82nd Percentile Overall ScoreMFA MarketRank™: MFA Financial scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 327th out of 943 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingMFA Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMFA Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.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 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.77.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 11.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.55.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMFA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. 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 Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.59% 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 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MFA Financial has recently decreased by 9.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipMFA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.85%, 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 165.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Read more about MFA Financial's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.59% 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 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MFA Financial has recently decreased by 9.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment0.58 News SentimentMFA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 0.93 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for MFA Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest15 people have searched for MFA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added MFA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 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 InsidersOnly 0.80% 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. Email Address MFA Stock News HeadlinesMFA Financial Enters New Stock Distribution AgreementsAugust 15 at 9:25 PM | msn.comMFA Financial files automatic mixed securities shelfAugust 14, 2025 | msn.comAmazon’s big Bitcoin embarrassmentBitcoin just passed Amazon in total market cap — but most investors are missing the bigger opportunity. While the crowd buys Bitcoin outright, trader Larry Benedict is using a method called “Bitcoin Skimming” to target 6x, 9x, even 22x bigger profits. He reveals how it works in a free video. | Brownstone Research (Ad)MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) Receives "Hold" Rating from Jones TradingAugust 14, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMFA Financial signals distributable earnings reconvergence with dividend by first half 2026 amid portfolio expansionAugust 6, 2025 | msn.comMFA Financial (MFA) Q2 EPS Drops 47%August 6, 2025 | fool.comMFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMFA Financial, Inc. 2025 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines MFA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MFA shares performed this year? MFA Financial's stock was trading at $10.19 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MFA shares have decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at $9.71. How were MFA Financial's earnings last quarter? MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.05. The real estate investment trust earned $61.28 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $59.50 million. MFA Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.61% and a net margin of 17.62%. Read the conference call transcript. When did MFA Financial's stock split? Shares of MFA Financial reverse split before market open 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 market closes 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? Top institutional investors of MFA Financial include Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (2.75%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.43%), Invesco Ltd. (1.60%) and MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Craig L Knutson, Bryan Wulfsohn, Stephen D Yarad and Starwood Capital Group Global. 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 Record date for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend6/30/2025Dividend Payable7/31/2025Last Earnings8/06/2025Today8/17/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry REIT - MTGE TRUST Sub-IndustryMortgage REITs Current SymbolNYSE:MFA CIK1055160 Webwww.mfafinancial.com Phone(212) 207-6400Fax212-207-6420Employees350Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for MFA Financial$12.07 High Price Target$15.00 Low Price Target$10.00 Potential Upside/Downside+24.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.87 Trailing P/E Ratio11.16 Forward P/E Ratio6.47 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$119.25 million Net Margins17.62% Pretax Margin17.40% Return on Equity8.61% Return on Assets1.39% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio5.22 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$723.97 million Price / Sales1.38 Cash Flow$1.79 per share Price / Cash Flow5.43 Book Value$17.75 per share Price / Book0.55Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares102,670,000Free Float101,848,000Market Cap$996.93 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.64 Social Links These 7 Stocks Will Be Magnificent in 2025Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2025. 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