MFA Financial (MFA) Competitors $9.24 -0.25 (-2.63%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.25 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 07:48 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFA vs. AGNC, NYMT, CIM, DX, EFC, LADR, NLY, RITM, RWT, and STWDShould you be buying MFA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFA Financial include AGNC Investment (AGNC), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), Redwood Trust (RWT), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. MFA Financial vs. Its Competitors AGNC Investment New York Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Ellington Financial Ladder Capital Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Redwood Trust Starwood Property Trust AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is AGNC or MFA more profitable? MFA Financial has a net margin of 18.86% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.63% beat MFA Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment11.50% 19.63% 1.76% MFA Financial 18.86%9.44%1.56% Is AGNC or MFA a better dividend stock? AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. MFA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MFA Financial pays out 146.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MFA Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. MFA Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor AGNC or MFA? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 9 more articles in the media than MFA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AGNC Investment and 4 mentions for MFA Financial. MFA Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat AGNC Investment's score of 0.48 indicating that MFA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AGNC Investment 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MFA Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, AGNC or MFA? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFA Financial has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AGNC or MFA? AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than MFA Financial. MFA Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAGNC Investment$2.95B3.32$863M$0.3428.24MFA Financial$723.97M1.31$119.25M$0.989.43 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGNC or MFA? 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of MFA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MFA Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer AGNC or MFA? AGNC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $9.58, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. MFA Financial has a consensus price target of $12.07, indicating a potential upside of 30.64%. Given MFA Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MFA Financial is more favorable than AGNC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AGNC Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63MFA Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryMFA Financial beats AGNC Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MFA Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MFA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MFA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMFA FinancialREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$974.18M$1.48B$12.21B$20.97BDividend Yield15.17%12.79%5.57%3.61%P/E Ratio9.4315.8119.9528.76Price / Sales1.312.8625.9756.51Price / Cash5.3210.9121.5123.15Price / Book0.510.792.154.51Net Income$119.25M$79.73M$999.65M$993.26M7 Day Performance-2.38%-2.15%-1.82%-2.55%1 Month Performance-2.43%0.67%1.73%2.02%1 Year Performance-18.66%-14.35%538.38%8.23% MFA Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFAMFA Financial4.309 of 5 stars$9.24-2.6%$12.07+30.6%-14.3%$974.18M$723.97M9.43350Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAGNCAGNC Investment2.0339 of 5 stars$9.68-0.3%$9.58-1.0%-3.6%$9.88B$2.95B28.4750Insider TradeNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.3872 of 5 stars$6.80-3.0%$7.56+11.2%+4.3%$614.03M$274.64M-113.3370News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportCIMChimera Investment4.1795 of 5 stars$13.87-1.4%$15.50+11.8%-6.4%$1.12B$760.95M9.2540Upcoming EarningsDXDynex Capital3.2443 of 5 stars$12.68-0.5%$12.83+1.2%+5.4%$1.36B$319.53M16.2620Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3 of 5 stars$13.10-1.1%$14.30+9.2%+2.7%$1.24B$136.41M9.29170LADRLadder Capital4.9293 of 5 stars$11.07-0.7%$13.13+18.6%-8.2%$1.42B$261.13M15.8160Earnings ReportNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4631 of 5 stars$20.70-0.8%$20.72+0.1%+4.3%$12.37B$945.06M20.50160Earnings ReportRITMRithm Capital4.1332 of 5 stars$12.22+0.2%$13.69+12.0%+8.3%$6.48B$5.21B10.186,045Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRWTRedwood Trust3.9492 of 5 stars$6.01-0.5%$7.39+22.9%-16.9%$800.04M$256.21M27.32300News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.8683 of 5 stars$19.81-0.6%$21.70+9.5%0.0%$7.27B$1.95B20.85290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm Capital Alternatives Redwood Trust Alternatives Starwood Property Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MFA) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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