MFA Financial (MFA) Competitors $10.26 +0.08 (+0.74%) As of 10:24 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFA vs. AGNC, ARI, 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), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer AGNC or MFA? In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 9 more articles in the media than MFA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AGNC Investment and 6 mentions for MFA Financial. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat MFA Financial's score of 1.06 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AGNC Investment 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MFA Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 14.0%. MFA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. 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 165.5% 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 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. Which has more risk and volatility, AGNC or MFA? AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFA Financial has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AGNC or MFA? AGNC Investment currently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential downside of 6.37%. MFA Financial has a consensus price target of $12.14, suggesting a potential upside of 18.52%. Given MFA Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has preferable valuation & 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$2.95B3.63$863M$0.3430.24MFA Financial$723.97M1.45$119.25M$0.8711.78 Is AGNC or MFA more profitable? MFA Financial has a net margin of 17.62% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat MFA Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AGNC Investment11.50% 19.32% 1.71% MFA Financial 17.62%8.61%1.39% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MFA Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMFA Financial beats AGNC Investment on 9 of the 17 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. 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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$1.05B$1.59B$12.57B$21.34BDividend Yield14.12%12.31%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio11.8014.80229.6629.41Price / Sales1.453.0230.7349.78Price / Cash5.7111.4122.1224.46Price / Book0.570.792.294.54Net Income$119.25M$79.73M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance-1.35%-0.25%0.71%0.16%1 Month Performance10.94%5.97%4.01%5.45%1 Year Performance-17.58%-7.61%543.49%15.82% MFA Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFAMFA Financial3.6878 of 5 stars$10.27+0.7%$12.14+18.3%-18.2%$1.05B$723.97M11.80350News CoveragePositive NewsAGNCAGNC Investment3.4979 of 5 stars$10.34-0.3%$9.63-6.9%-0.1%$10.77B$2.95B30.4150News CoveragePositive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6315 of 5 stars$10.99+0.0%$10.31-6.1%+7.7%$1.53B$155.27M-78.46N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementCIMChimera Investment3.8751 of 5 stars$14.62-0.8%$15.50+6.0%-7.5%$1.19B$760.95M11.6040Positive NewsDXDynex Capital3.7938 of 5 stars$12.920.0%$13.00+0.7%+1.1%$1.68B$319.53M16.5620Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.8654 of 5 stars$13.69-1.0%$14.46+5.7%+3.0%$1.37B$136.41M11.04170Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementLADRLadder Capital4.7558 of 5 stars$11.75-0.6%$12.00+2.2%-2.0%$1.50B$506.84M16.7860News CoveragePositive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4287 of 5 stars$22.16+0.3%$20.83-6.0%+8.9%$14.23B$4.84B21.94160News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRITMRithm Capital4.3008 of 5 stars$12.49-1.1%$14.25+14.1%+8.0%$6.62B$5.21B9.606,045Positive NewsRWTRedwood Trust3.9045 of 5 stars$6.29-1.3%$7.25+15.4%-17.0%$812.15M$945.16M-9.82300Positive NewsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.9217 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+5.0%$7.52B$1.95B18.80290News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGNC Investment Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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