MFA Stock Overview
Operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 1/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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MFA Financial, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$10.30 |
| 52 Week High | US$13.45 |
| 52 Week Low | US$9.36 |
| Beta | 2.16 |
| 1 Month Change | 1.88% |
| 3 Month Change | -7.71% |
| 1 Year Change | -7.46% |
| 3 Year Change | -36.73% |
| 5 Year Change | -64.38% |
| Change since IPO | -71.78% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
MFA Financial: Upcoming Income Growth Opportunity In Floating Series C Shares
Dec 23MFA Financial: Gaining Strength After Rate Cuts
Oct 14MFA Financial Issues Second Note Due In 2029
Jun 14MFA Financial: High Yield But Risk Of Cut Looms
May 28MFA PFDs Revisited: FOMC Has Changed The Outlook (Rating Upgrade)
Dec 26MFA Financial: Not Yet A Buy, Wait For Bullish Indicators
Nov 22MFA Financial: A High-Yielding Mortgage REIT Started Generating Decent Price Growth
Aug 27MFA Financial Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 22MFA Financial: Don't Chase Yield After A 20% Dividend Cut
Feb 08Consider MFA Financial Convertible Notes Yielding 12.7%
Jan 10MFA Financial decrease dividend by -20.5% to $0.35/share
Dec 14MFA Financial: Buy This REIT For Solid Dividend Yield
Dec 06MFA Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 misses by $0.07, Net interest income of $52.29M misses by $0.61M
Nov 03MFA Financial stock climbs 5% aftermarket on preliminary estimates for Q3
Oct 17MFA Financial declares $0.44 dividend
Sep 13MFA Financial: Strong Yield But Negative Total Return
Aug 16MFA Financial: The Reverse Stock Split Makes Investors Wary
May 19MFA Financial: Buy The Dip
Feb 25MFA Financial: Exceptional Dividend With A Diversified Loan Portfolio
Feb 16Shareholder Returns
| MFA | US Mortgage REITs | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.3% | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| 1Y | -7.5% | 2.8% | 18.3% |
Return vs Industry: MFA underperformed the US Mortgage REITs industry which returned 2.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MFA underperformed the US Market which returned 18.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| MFA volatility | |
|---|---|
| MFA Average Weekly Movement | 3.2% |
| Mortgage REITs Industry Average Movement | 3.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: MFA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: MFA's weekly volatility (3%) 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
| MFA fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$1.05b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$86.38m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$290.11m |
12.2x
P/E Ratio3.6x
P/S RatioIs MFA overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| MFA income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$290.11m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$35.31m |
| Gross Profit | US$254.80m |
| Other Expenses | US$168.43m |
| Earnings | US$86.38m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.85 |
| Gross Margin | 87.83% |
| Net Profit Margin | 29.77% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 497.1% |
How did MFA perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
13.6%
Current Dividend Yield169%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/22 04:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
MFA Financial, Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jessica Levi-Ribner | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Eric Hagen | BTIG |
| Michael Diana | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |