MFA Financial (MFA) Competitors $10.30 -0.06 (-0.53%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.30 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:47 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 InterestTrends MFA vs. ARI, TWO, PMT, CIM, RC, DX, ARR, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying MFA Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MFA Financial include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ready Capital (RC), Dynex Capital (DX), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Redwood Trust (RWT), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. MFA Financial vs. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Two Harbors Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Chimera Investment Ready Capital Dynex Capital ARMOUR Residential REIT Redwood Trust New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the media refer more to MFA or ARI? In the previous week, MFA Financial had 13 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MFA Financial and 2 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat MFA Financial's score of 0.30 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MFA Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MFA or ARI? MFA Financial has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFA or ARI? MFA Financial received 48 more outperform votes than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.53% of users gave MFA Financial an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMFA FinancialOutperform Votes36758.53% Underperform Votes26041.47% Apollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceOutperform Votes31957.58% Underperform Votes23542.42% Is MFA or ARI more profitable? MFA Financial has a net margin of 16.47% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of -39.40%. MFA Financial's return on equity of 9.61% beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MFA Financial16.47% 9.61% 1.64% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance -39.40%9.37%2.03% Do analysts prefer MFA or ARI? MFA Financial presently has a consensus target price of $13.70, indicating a potential upside of 32.95%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $9.31, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Given MFA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe MFA Financial is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MFA Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MFA or ARI? MFA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MFA Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMFA Financial$723.97M1.45$80.16M$0.8112.72Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$195.66M6.99-$119.64M-$0.95-10.36 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MFA or ARI? 65.3% of MFA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of MFA Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MFA or ARI a better dividend stock? MFA Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. MFA Financial pays out 172.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryMFA Financial beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 16 of the 20 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 FinancialReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$7.12B$11.61B$20.07BDividend Yield13.57%6.47%5.38%3.65%P/E Ratio12.7262.4624.1334.90Price / Sales1.456.1726.1615.64Price / Cash6.3718.7118.1520.85Price / Book0.551.732.594.92Net Income$80.16M$178.08M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.31%-1.05%-1.40%-1.05%1 Month Performance2.49%1.11%0.68%-1.09%1 Year Performance-7.74%8.20%14.94%13.70% MFA Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFAMFA Financial4.1261 of 5 stars$10.31-0.5%$13.70+32.9%-4.9%$1.05B$723.97M12.72350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance0.8904 of 5 stars$10.10+0.2%$9.31-7.8%-8.8%$1.40B$195.66M-10.97N/ATWOTwo Harbors Investment2.8633 of 5 stars$13.53+1.0%$13.96+3.2%+7.8%$1.40B$450.15M6.41100PMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.2576 of 5 stars$13.76+0.3%$15.20+10.5%+2.3%$1.20B$334.19M10.351Positive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.4869 of 5 stars$14.08-0.7%$16.00+13.7%+5.5%$1.14B$772.90M4.2740RCReady Capital2.3033 of 5 stars$6.72+2.1%$8.61+28.2%-25.9%$1.13B$945.81M-9.59600News CoverageDXDynex Capital3.0237 of 5 stars$13.78+2.3%$13.56-1.5%+13.9%$1.09B$319.53M9.3720Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.9816 of 5 stars$19.19-0.1%$20.50+6.9%+0.1%$1.07B$552.90M8.13N/ARWTRedwood Trust4.0059 of 5 stars$6.37-1.5%$7.84+23.2%+4.7%$843.49M$724M11.57300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust2.6586 of 5 stars$6.15+1.0%$7.00+13.8%-12.6%$557.07M$258.66M-18.6470Earnings ReportNews CoverageIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital2.4855 of 5 stars$8.82+2.3%$10.00+13.4%+3.2%$535.34M$277.93M7.35N/AEarnings ReportNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Two Harbors Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ready Capital Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Redwood Trust Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Invesco Mortgage Capital Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MFA) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? I believe I’ve found the answer - and it might surprise you. Yo...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. Kennedy Jr was just confirmed as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services… but it was NOT easy...NewMarket Health Publishing, LLC. | SponsoredBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement Whatever it is, I expect it to pump the market, which ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWhy Buffett and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. But this win...Behind the Markets | SponsoredMarket down? Do this now.During Trump's first term, his tariffs sent gold prices soaring. Investors who acted early made a fortune. Now...Colonial Metals | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69...Investors Alley | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding MFA Financial, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share MFA Financial With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Free MFA Stock Alerts