MFA Financial Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
MFA Financial is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 13.33% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
13.3%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 13.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 13.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.400 |
| Payout ratio | 85% |
Recent dividend and buyback 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 16Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: MFA's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MFA's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| MFA Financial Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MFA) | 13.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Mortgage REITs) | 12.1% |
| Analyst forecast (MFA) (up to 3 years) | 13.3% |
Notable Dividend: MFA's dividend (13.33%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.41%).
High Dividend: MFA's dividend (13.33%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.43%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: At its current payout ratio (85%), MFA's payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (154.5%), MFA's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/02 03:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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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Analyst Sources
MFA Financial, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 5 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 |
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| Jessica Levi-Ribner | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Eric Hagen | BTIG |
| Michael Diana | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |