MFA Financial Valuation

Is MFA.PRB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MFA.PRB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MFA.PRB's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MFA.PRB's fair value for valuation analysis.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MFA.PRB?

Key metric: As MFA.PRB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MFA.PRB. This is calculated by dividing MFA.PRB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MFA.PRB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio6.7x
EarningsUS$169.85m
Market CapUS$1.14b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MFA.PRB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MFA.PRB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.4x
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust
15.9x24.4%US$1.1b
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
9.3x8.4%US$1.2b
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT
8.7x64.4%US$1.0b
LADR Ladder Capital
15.5x11.9%US$1.5b
MFA.PRB MFA Financial
6.7x-4.9%US$1.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MFA.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.7x) compared to the peer average (12.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MFA.PRB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Mortgage REITs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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MFA.PRB 6.7xIndustry Avg. 10.6xNo. of Companies4PE0612182430+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MFA.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.7x) compared to the US Mortgage REITs industry average (10.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MFA.PRB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MFA.PRB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio6.7x
Fair PE Ratio10.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MFA.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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