MFA Financial (MFA) Competitors

MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has more volatility & risk, MFA or AGNC?

MFA Financial has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate MFA or AGNC?

MFA Financial currently has a consensus price target of $12.92, suggesting a potential upside of 34.13%. AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.50%. Given MFA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MFA Financial is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MFA Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is MFA or AGNC more profitable?

MFA Financial has a net margin of 18.86% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat MFA Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MFA Financial	18.86%	9.44%	1.56%
AGNC Investment	14.91%	20.36%	1.82%

Is MFA or AGNC a better dividend stock?

MFA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. 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. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MFA or AGNC?

65.3% of MFA Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MFA Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFA or AGNC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MFA Financial	$723.97M	1.37	$119.25M	$0.98	9.83
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.26	$863M	$0.40	23.55

Does the media favor MFA or AGNC?

In the previous week, MFA Financial had 4 more articles in the media than AGNC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for MFA Financial and 7 mentions for AGNC Investment. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat MFA Financial's score of 0.48 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MFA Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AGNC Investment	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MFA Financial beats AGNC Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.