MFA

MFA Financial Inc

6.21

Nov 06 • 3:59 PM ET -0.34 (-5.19%)

6.25

Aftermarket • 7:57 PM ET +0.04 (0.57%)

Real Estate REIT - Mortgage USA Small NYSE

Peers: CIM ADAM RWT EFC AOMR MITT PMT RITM NLY VEL

| Held by: PFFA VTI PFFA VB IWM VBR KBWD REM VXF MORT

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	627.52M
Enterprise Value	11.84B
Income	-55.05M
Sales	1.03B
Book/sh	15.99
Cash/sh	3.23
Dividend Est.	1.44 (23.19%)
Dividend TTM	1.44 (23.19%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 05, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-4.82% 23.56%
Payout	110.35%
Employees	307
IPO	Apr 13, 1998

P/E	-
Forward P/E	4.58
PEG	0.36
P/S	0.61
P/B	0.39
P/C	1.92
P/FCF	1.34
EV/EBITDA	21.63
EV/Sales	11.54
Quick Ratio	1.12
Current Ratio	1.48
Debt/Eq	7.14
LT Debt/Eq	7.14
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	-0.54
EPS next Y	1.36
EPS next Q	0.32
EPS this Y	0.60%
EPS next Y	34.79%
EPS next 5Y	12.79%
EPS past 3/5Y	- -
Sales past 3/5Y	-3.42% -
EPS Y/Y TTM	-161.36%
Sales Y/Y TTM	34.59%
EPS Q/Q	-438.41%
Sales Q/Q	91.17%
Earnings	Nov 04 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-9.72% 3.17%

Insider Own	1.09%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	55.01%
Inst Trans	-0.65%
ROA	-0.10%
ROE	-0.74%
ROIC	-0.10%
Gross Margin	96.90%
Oper. Margin	53.30%
Profit Margin	-5.37%
SMA20	-6.15%
SMA50	-18.07%
SMA200	-31.86%
Trades

Shs Outstand	101.04M
Shs Float	99.95M
Short Float	5.87%
Short Ratio	2.83
Short Interest	5.86M
52W High	10.43 -40.46%
52W Low	6.38 -2.66%
Volatility	4.62% 3.29%
ATR (14)	0.23
RSI (14)	26.11
Beta	1.57
Rel Volume	1.88
Avg Volume	2.07M
Volume	3,887,831

Perf Week	-6.76%
Perf Month	-13.51%
Perf Quarter	-31.68%
Perf Half Y	-37.27%
Perf YTD	-33.30%
Perf Year	-30.77%
Perf 3Y	-36.70%
Perf 5Y	-66.61%
Perf 10Y	-78.96%
Recom	2.00
Target Price	9.00
Prev Close	6.55
Price	6.21
Change %	-5.19%

Consensus

Buy

Avg. Price Target

$9.00

Implied Upside

+44.9%

Analysts9incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution7 Buy · 2 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Jun 17, 2026	Upgrade	BBTIG Research	Neutral → Buy	$10.50	+69.1%
Oct 08, 2025	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$10.50	+69.1%
Jul 10, 2025	Downgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$10	+61.0%
Jan 02, 2025	Initiated	JJanney	Buy	$14	+125.4%
Dec 13, 2023	Upgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$11.25 → $12	+93.2%
Dec 06, 2023	Initiated	UUBS	Neutral	$12	+93.2%
Sep 05, 2023	Resumed	WWedbush	Outperform	$12	+93.2%
Jan 09, 2023	Upgrade	CCredit Suisse	Neutral → Outperform	$12.50	+101.3%
Jul 18, 2022	Downgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$12.75	+105.3%
Dec 08, 2021	Upgrade	RRaymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$5.25	-15.5%
Nov 08, 2021	Downgrade	BBTIG Research	Buy → Neutral
Apr 13, 2021	Upgrade	KKeefe Bruyette	Mkt Perform → Outperform
Nov 24, 2020	Initiated	BBTIG Research	Buy
Aug 24, 2020	Upgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Perform → Mkt Outperform	$3.50	-43.6%
Apr 13, 2020	Downgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Outperform → Mkt Perform
Mar 25, 2020	Downgrade	WWedbush	Outperform → Neutral
Mar 25, 2020	Downgrade	RRBC Capital Mkts	Outperform → Sector Perform	$8.50 → $1	-83.9%
Mar 09, 2020	Upgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Perform → Mkt Outperform	$8.25	+32.9%
Oct 10, 2019	Initiated	WWedbush	Outperform	$8.25	+32.9%
Oct 03, 2019	Initiated	RRBC Capital Mkts	Outperform

Nov-04-26 06:02PM	MFA Financial's Core Earnings Improve, But A 12.5% Book Value Drop And A Withdrawn Dividend-Coverage Target Dominate The Quarter (Earnings Whispers)
08:40AM	MFA Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
07:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Oct-13-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-08-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces CEO Succession Plan and Senior Leadership Appointment (Business Wire)
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Sep-23-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Aug-20-26 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Aug-05-26 07:02PM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Growth and Credit ... (GuruFocus.com)
08:42AM	MFA Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Jun-17-26 09:47AM	Lyft upgraded, Leidos downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Jun-11-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
May-20-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
May-05-26 08:41AM	MFA Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press) -6.00%
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results (Business Wire)
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Apr-14-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Mar-06-26 12:13PM	RBC Lifts MFA Financial Target, Sees Potential for ROE Expansion (Insider Monkey)
Mar-05-26 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Feb-19-26 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Feb-18-26 06:01PM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Economic Returns Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
04:44PM	MFA Financial Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
08:52AM	MFA Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Feb-11-26 08:20AM	MFA Financials 15% Yield Is A Trap for Income Investors, Retirees, Everyone Really (24/7 Wall St.)
Jan-29-26 05:00PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend Tax Information for 2025 (Business Wire)
Jan-20-26 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Dec-11-25 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Nov-20-25 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Nov-06-25 06:01PM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Economic Returns and ... (GuruFocus.com)
08:44AM	MFA Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
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08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Oct-08-25 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-01-25 12:47PM	MFA Financial Completes 20th Non-QM Loan Securitization (Business Wire)
Sep-11-25 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Sep-02-25 10:21AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Correction to Dividend Information on Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Aug-21-25 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Aug-06-25 09:45AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
08:39AM	MFA Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Aug-05-25 10:00AM	Earnings To Watch: MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Reports Q2 2025 Result (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-09-25 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jun-12-25 08:45AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Jun-09-25 09:49AM	Do Options Traders Know Something About MFA Financial Stock We Don't? (Zacks)
May-19-25 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
May-07-25 03:16AM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Market Volatility with ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:35AM	Q1 2025 MFA Financial Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
May-06-25 09:45AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks) -5.35%
08:41AM	MFA Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results (Business Wire)
May-05-25 09:55AM	Earnings To Watch: MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Reports Q1 2025 Result (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-30-25 11:39AM	MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA): Among Billionaire Michael Platt's Stock Picks with Huge Upside Potential (Insider Monkey)
Apr-29-25 05:50PM	BrightSpire (BRSP) Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates (Zacks)
Apr-24-25 09:45AM	Ladder Capital (LADR) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Apr-23-25 12:00PM	All You Need to Know About MFA Financial (MFA) Rating Upgrade to Buy (Zacks)
Apr-21-25 07:31PM	Focusing On Lower Risk Shares (And Updated Charts For High-Yield Stocks) (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-16-25 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-11-25 02:37PM	MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA): One of the High-Dividend Stocks to Invest In Under $10 (Insider Monkey)
Apr-06-25 01:17PM	MFA Financial: Selloff Creates New Income Opportunities With Over 9% Yields (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-31-25 07:16AM	Rithm Capital's Sector Comparative Analysis - Part 2 (Includes Q2 + Q3 2025 Dividend Projection) (Seeking Alpha)
Mar-26-25 06:38PM	Let's Talk Mortgage REITs (But Not For Too Long) (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-19-25 04:05PM	15% Yields Want To Mug Your Dividends (SeekingAlpha)
Mar-06-25 08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend Increase to $0.36 per Share (Business Wire)
Mar-04-25 08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Elects Christopher Small to Board of Directors (Business Wire)
Feb-20-25 02:09AM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:59AM	Q4 2024 MFA Financial Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Feb-19-25 10:00AM	Compared to Estimates, MFA Financial (MFA) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
09:45AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Matches Q4 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
08:49AM	MFA Financial: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)
04:47AM	Earnings To Watch: MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Reports Q4 2024 Result (GuruFocus.com)
Feb-18-25 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Feb-17-25 09:16AM	Insights Into MFA Financial (MFA) Q4: Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Feb-06-25 01:14PM	Is MFA Financial (MFA) the Best Dividend Stock Yielding at Least 7% According to Analysts? (Insider Monkey)
Feb-02-25 06:01AM	Seeking Up to 13% Dividend Yield? Analysts Suggest 2 Dividend Stocks to Buy (TipRanks)
Jan-21-25 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jan-02-25 09:35AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Loses -7.03% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why a Trend Reversal May be Around the Corner (Zacks)
Dec-13-24 09:15AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Mourns the Death of Board Member Frank Oelerich (Business Wire)
Dec-11-24 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.35 per Share (Business Wire)
Nov-20-24 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Nov-19-24 01:43PM	MFA Financial President and Chief Investment Officer Bryan Wulfsohn to Participate in Southwest IDEAS Investors Conference (Business Wire)
Nov-07-24 05:04AM	Q3 2024 MFA Financial Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
02:16AM	MFA Financial Inc (MFA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Loan Acquisitions and Economic ... (GuruFocus.com)
Nov-06-24 09:45AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks) -7.22%
08:41AM	MFA Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Oct-16-24 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Sep-12-24 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.35 per Share (Business Wire)
Sep-09-24 09:00AM	2 Strong Buy Stocks With at Least 10% Dividend Yield (TipRanks)
Sep-05-24 05:06PM	September's Picks: High-Yield Dividends And Double-Digit Performance? Yes, Please! (Benzinga)
Aug-23-24 07:00AM	3 Small-Cap Mortgage REITs Yielding Over 10% In Dividends (Benzinga)
Aug-22-24 12:00PM	MFA Financial (MFA) Upgraded to Strong Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock? (Zacks)
Aug-21-24 08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Names Bryan Wulfsohn President (Business Wire)
Aug-16-24 09:00AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
Aug-08-24 09:45AM	MFA Financial (MFA) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks) +5.91%
08:40AM	MFA Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:30AM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results (Business Wire)
Jul-16-24 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jun-11-24 04:30PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.35 per Share (Business Wire)
May-21-24 04:15PM	MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (Business Wire)
May-07-24 09:02AM	MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	#Shares	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Wulfsohn Bryan	Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr.	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	300,004	440,286	Jan 12 05:22 PM
Seemungal Natasha	Sr. VP & Co-Controller	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	21,745	33,826	Jan 12 05:21 PM
Schwartz Harold E	Senior Vice President	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	117,396	180,565	Jan 12 05:19 PM
Samuels Lori R	SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	69,576	105,554	Jan 12 05:18 PM
Roper Michael Charles	Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	69,576	100,165	Jan 12 05:17 PM
Lin Mei	Sr. VP & Co-Controller	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	21,745	35,523	Jan 12 05:16 PM
Knutson Craig L	CEO	Jan 08 '26	Option Exercise	695,667	1,306,556	Jan 12 05:15 PM

MFA Financial, Inc. is a real estate investment trust engaged in the business of investment, on a leveraged basis, in residential mortgage assets including agency mortgage-backed securities, non-agency mortgage-backed securities, and residential whole loans. It operates through the Mortgage-Related Assets and Lima One segments. The Mortgage-Related Assets segment is involved with the remainder of the company's investments. The Lima One segment refers to the stand-alone mortgage origination and servicing business of Lima One. The company was founded by Stewart Zimmerman on July 24, 1997, and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CEO & DirectorMr. Craig L. Knutson

President & Chief Investment OfficerMr. Bryan Wulfsohn CFA

Senior VP & CFOMr. Michael C. Roper

Senior VPMr. Harold E. Schwartz J.D.

Senior VP & Chief Loan Operations OfficerMs. Lori R. Samuels

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