MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$12.54

-0.18 (-1.42%)

(As of 11:08 AM ET)

MFA Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 5 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
4

Based on 5 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for MFA Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 5 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for MFA.

Consensus Price Target

$13.40
5.35% Upside

According to the 5 analysts' twelve-month price targets for MFA Financial, the average price target is $13.40. The highest price target for MFA is $14.50, while the lowest price target for MFA is $12.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 5.35% from the current price of $12.54.

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MFA Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/2/23 to 10/1/24	1 Month Ago 9/2/23 to 9/1/24	3 Months Ago 7/4/23 to 7/3/24	1 Year Ago 10/2/22 to 10/2/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$13.40	$12.80	$12.00	$12.50
Forecasted Upside	5.35% Upside	2.24% Upside	13.80% Upside	34.19% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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MFA Analyst Recommendations By Month

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MFA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

MFA Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Type	MFA Financial	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.80	2.46	2.50
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold
Predicted Upside	5.35% Upside	12.79% Upside	6.15% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent MFA News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/19/2024	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$13.00 ➝ $14.50	+10.02%
9/6/2024	JMP Securities 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$12.50 ➝ $13.50	+10.02%
8/9/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 4 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$12.00 ➝ $13.00	+11.78%
8/9/2024	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$13.00 ➝ $14.00	+20.38%
12/6/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$12.00	+9.59%
8/28/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$11.00	+1.76%
3/10/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$12.50	+32.42%

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MFA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 5 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for MFA Financial is $13.40, with a high forecast of $14.50 and a low forecast of $12.00.
: 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MFA Financial in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MFA shares.
: According to analysts, MFA Financial's stock has a predicted upside of 6.86% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: MFA Financial has been rated by research analysts at JMP Securities, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Raymond James, and Wedbush in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like MFA Financial more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for MFA Financial is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how MFA compares to other companies.