NYSE:MFA MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.61 +0.20 (+1.92%) (As of 05:19 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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$10.40▼$10.6150-Day Range$10.23▼$12.7252-Week Range$10.09▼$13.45Volume581,370 shsAverage Volume772,591 shsMarket Capitalization$1.08 billionP/E Ratio6.67Dividend Yield13.20%Price Target$14.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewMFA 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™ Stocks84th Percentile Overall ScoreMFA MarketRank™: MFA Financial scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 222nd out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingMFA Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMFA Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about MFA Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.26% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MFA Financial are expected to grow by 4.26% in the coming year, from $1.41 to $1.47 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 6.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.14.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MFA Financial is 6.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.10.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMFA Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.38% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend LeadershipMFA Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.47%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMFA Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MFA Financial is 88.05%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, MFA Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.24% in the coming year. This indicates that MFA Financial may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about MFA Financial's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.38% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous month News and Social Media3.8 / 5News Sentiment0.84 News SentimentMFA Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for MFA Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest6 people have searched for MFA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added MFA Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 0.68% 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: Upcoming Income Growth Opportunity In Floating Series C SharesDecember 23 at 3:04 AM | seekingalpha.comMFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) Hits New 12-Month Low - What's Next?December 22 at 2:35 AM | americanbankingnews.comWall St. Icon: “If you wait on this, it will already be too late”If you have a significant amount of money in the stock market right now — or if you're sitting on the sidelines waiting to make a move — you DO NOT want to miss my latest research.December 24, 2024 | InvestorPlace (Ad)MFA Financial, Inc. Mourns the Death of Board Member Frank OelerichDecember 13, 2024 | businesswire.comMFA Financial's SWOT analysis: mortgage REIT navigates shifting marketNovember 27, 2024 | uk.investing.comMFA Financial Cum Red PFD Shares Series C declares $0.4063 dividendNovember 20, 2024 | msn.comMFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred StockNovember 20, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comMFA Financial President and Chief Investment Officer Bryan Wulfsohn to Participate in Southwest IDEAS Investors ConferenceNovember 19, 2024 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines MFA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MFA shares performed this year? MFA Financial's stock was trading at $11.27 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MFA shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $10.61. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were MFA Financial's earnings last quarter? MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.12. The real estate investment trust earned $169.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $43.75 million. MFA Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.97% and a net margin of 28.38%. When did MFA Financial's stock split? MFA Financial's stock 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. Who are MFA Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of MFA Financial include Wellington Management Group LLP (10.78%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (4.49%), State Street Corp (2.53%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Craig L Knutson, Bryan Wulfsohn, Stephen D Yarad, Michael Charles Roper, Mei Lin 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Last Earnings2/22/2024Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend9/27/2024Dividend Payable10/31/2024Today12/24/2024Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend12/31/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Dividend Payable1/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryMortgage REITs Current SymbolNYSE:MFA CUSIP55272X10 CIK1055160 Webwww.mfafinancial.com Phone(212) 207-6400Fax212-207-6420Employees377Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$14.00 High Stock Price Target$15.00 Low Stock Price Target$13.00 Potential Upside/Downside+32.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.59 Trailing P/E Ratio6.67 Forward P/E Ratio7.52 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$80.16 million Net Margins28.38% Pretax Margin28.68% Return on Equity9.97% Return on Assets1.71% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.75 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$334.80 million Price / Sales3.24 Cash Flow$1.59 per share Price / Cash Flow6.68 Book Value$18.64 per share Price / Book0.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares102,083,000Free Float101,389,000Market Cap$1.08 billion OptionableOptionable Beta2.12 7 AI Stocks to Invest In: An Introduction to AI Investing For Self-Directed InvestorsAs the AI market heats up, investors who have a vision for artificial intelligence have the potential to see real returns. 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