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MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.40 +0.03 (+0.24%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$10.40 -0.01 (-0.10%)
As of 09/5/2025 07:20 PM Eastern
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About MFA Financial Stock (NYSE:MFA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.33
$10.57
50-Day Range
$9.09
$10.41
52-Week Range
$7.85
$13.45
Volume
960,777 shs
Average Volume
872,858 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.07 billion
P/E Ratio
11.96
Dividend Yield
13.84%
Price Target
$12.14
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

MFA Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

MFA MarketRank™: 

MFA Financial scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 430th out of 925 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    MFA Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    MFA Financial has a consensus price target of $12.14, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $10.41.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    MFA 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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 278.08.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 232.42.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    MFA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.63% 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 2.1, 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 1.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    MFA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.85%, 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 165.52%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about MFA Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.63% 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 2.1, 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 1.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    MFA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for MFA Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for MFA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 43% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added MFA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 0.80% 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.

  • Read more about MFA Financial's insider trading history.
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MFA Stock News Headlines

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MFA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

MFA Financial's stock was trading at $10.19 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MFA stock has increased by 2.1% and is now trading at $10.4050.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.05. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $61.28 million for 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
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Shares of MFA Financial reverse split on the morning of 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.

Top institutional shareholders 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
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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.

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 Dividend
6/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
7/31/2025
Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Today
9/07/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
REIT - MTGE TRUST
Sub-Industry
Mortgage REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:MFA
CIK
1055160
Employees
350
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$15.00
Low Price Target
$10.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.96
Forward P/E Ratio
6.94
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$119.25 million
Net Margins
17.62%
Pretax Margin
17.40%
Return on Equity
8.61%
Return on Assets
1.39%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.22
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$723.97 million
Price / Sales
1.48
Cash Flow
$1.78 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.83
Book Value
$18.04 per share
Price / Book
0.58

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
102,670,000
Free Float
101,848,000
Market Cap
$1.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.68

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This page (NYSE:MFA) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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