MFA Financial (MFA) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.30 per share and revenue of $57.4020 million for the quarter. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET.

MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $61.28 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.50 million. MFA Financial had a return on equity of 8.61% and a net margin of 17.62%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.32 earnings per share.

MFA Financial Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE MFA opened at $8.99 on Thursday. MFA Financial has a 12 month low of $7.85 and a 12 month high of $12.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $922.49 million, a P/E ratio of 10.33 and a beta of 1.70. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.51.

MFA Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 16.0%. MFA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 165.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MFA Financial

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Headlands Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of MFA Financial by 62.3% in the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,149 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of MFA Financial by 23.9% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,340 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,417 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in MFA Financial by 63.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 9,808 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 3,811 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of MFA Financial during the first quarter worth about $259,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of MFA Financial during the second quarter worth about $253,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised MFA Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. JMP Securities dropped their target price on MFA Financial from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “market outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised MFA Financial from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded MFA Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $12.00 to $10.00 in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Jones Trading reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of MFA Financial in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MFA Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $11.75.

MFA Financial Company Profile

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.