MFA Financial Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
MFA Financial is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 12.56% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3rd December, 2024.
Key information
12.6%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 12.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 12.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 03 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$1.400 |
| Payout ratio | 85% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: MFA.PRB's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MFA.PRB's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| MFA Financial Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MFA.PRB) | 12.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Mortgage REITs) | 11.8% |
| Analyst forecast (MFA.PRB) (up to 3 years) | 12.6% |
Notable Dividend: MFA.PRB's dividend (12.56%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).
High Dividend: MFA.PRB's dividend (12.56%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.21%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (85%), MFA.PRB's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (154.5%), MFA.PRB's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.