MFA Financial (MFA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MFA Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MFA shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for MFA Financial's shares. Their MFA share price targets range from $11.00 to $12.50. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $12.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price.
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MFA Financial's stock was trading at $11.27 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MFA stock has decreased by 9.1% and is now trading at $10.25.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2024.
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MFA Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, May 6th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.12. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $169.88 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $43.75 million. MFA Financial had a net margin of 13.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.44%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.46 EPS.

MFA Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.35 per share on Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.66%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 27th.
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MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 13.33%. MFA has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 350.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, MFA will have a dividend payout ratio of 93.33% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) stock in their portfolio include VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT), iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF (REM), Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (KBWD) and WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund (HYIN).Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF (RIET).

MFA Financial shares reverse split before market open on Tuesday, April 5th 2022. The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, April 5th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Tuesday, April 5th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MFA Financial investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), New Residential Investment (NRZ), AT&T (T), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Ford Motor (F) and Enterprise Products Partners (EPD).

MFA Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC (0.01%) and Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Bryan Wulfsohn, Craig L Knutson, Mei Lin, Michael Charles Roper, Robin Josephs, Starwood Capital Group Global and Stephen D Yarad.
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