MFA Financial (DB:M4ZA) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

M4ZA Stock Overview

MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States.

M4ZA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 43.88% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Dividend of 13.1% is not well covered by earnings or cash flows

MFA Financial, Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for MFA Financial
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$9.97
52 Week High	US$10.78
52 Week Low	US$7.84
Beta	2.14
1 Month Change	-3.03%
3 Month Change	-6.14%
1 Year Change	7.18%
3 Year Change	-30.12%
5 Year Change	-61.90%
Change since IPO	-54.11%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	M4ZA	DE Mortgage REITs	DE Market
7D	3.5%	3.9%	1.7%
1Y	7.2%	2.2%	2.3%

Return vs Industry: M4ZA exceeded the German Mortgage REITs industry which returned 2.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: M4ZA exceeded the German Market which returned 2.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is M4ZA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
M4ZA volatility
M4ZA Average Weekly Movement	3.5%
Mortgage REITs Industry Average Movement	4.5%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market	10.1%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market	2.4%

Stable Share Price: M4ZA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: M4ZA's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1997	377	Craig Knutson	www.mfafinancial.com

MFA 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.

MFA Financial, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do MFA Financial's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
M4ZA fundamental statistics
Market cap	€1.02b
Earnings (TTM)	€44.16m
Revenue (TTM)	€218.55m

23.1x

P/E Ratio

4.7x

P/S Ratio

Is M4ZA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
M4ZA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$234.05m
Cost of Revenue	US$34.14m
Gross Profit	US$199.91m
Other Expenses	US$152.62m
Earnings	US$47.29m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

May 06, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.46
Gross Margin	85.41%
Net Profit Margin	20.21%
Debt/Equity Ratio	449.3%

How did M4ZA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

13.1%

Current Dividend Yield

303%

Payout Ratio

M4ZA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

MFA Financial, Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

MFA Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 04, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.35 announced

MFA Financial, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 30, 2024

MFA Financial, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $300 million.

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.46 (vs US$2.57 loss in FY 2022)

Recent updates

MFA Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 04, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.35 announced

MFA Financial, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on April 30, 2024

MFA Financial, Inc. has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $300 million.

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.46 (vs US$2.57 loss in FY 2022)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 12% yield

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Appointment of Bryan Doran as Chief Accounting Officer

MFA Financial, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 31, 2024

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 07, 2023

Mfa Financial, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on October 31, 2023

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Appointment of Michael C. Roper as Chief Financial Officer

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 15% yield

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2023, Payable on July 31, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share at 18% yield

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.35 per share

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on January 31, 2023

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 03, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

Mfa Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2022, to Be Paid on October 31, 2022

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.44 per share

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2022, Payable on July 29, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Senior VP & Co-Controller recently sold €51k worth of stock

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 04, 2022

MFA Financial, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 07, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.11 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 23, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.11 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.28 (vs US$0.17 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.26 (vs US$0.19 in 2Q 2020)

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) completed the acquisition of 57% stake in Lima One Capital, LLC from Magnetar Capital, LLC.

MFA Financial, Inc.(NYSE:MFA) dropped from Russell 2000 Value-Defensive Index

Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board George Krauss has left the company

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) entered into an agreement to acquire 57% stake in Lima One Capital, LLC from Magnetar Capital, LLC.

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.17 (vs US$2.02 loss in 1Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.075 per share

MFA Financial, Inc. Declares Dividend for the First Quarter of 2021, Payable on April 30, 2021

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$1.57 loss per share (vs US$0.80 profit in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: €3.38

MFA Financial, Inc.(NYSE:MFA) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Feb 23, 2021

New 90-day high: €3.28

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.075 Per Share

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.17

New 90-day high: €2.62

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Nov 05, 2020

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

MFA Financial, Inc. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Aug 06, 2020

MFA Financial, Inc.(NYSE:MFA) dropped from Russell 1000 Value-Defensive Index

Shareholder Returns