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

MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) will likely be issuing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 18th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.2720 per share and revenue of $60.5560 million for the quarter. Interested persons are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

MFA Financial Price Performance

MFA stock opened at $9.67 on Wednesday. MFA Financial has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $11.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $988.27 million, a PE ratio of 11.38 and a beta of 1.59. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.70 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.56.

MFA Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. MFA Financial’s payout ratio is currently 169.41%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of MFA Financial from $10.50 to $10.25 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MFA Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded MFA Financial from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.31.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MFA Financial

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MFA. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in MFA Financial by 62.3% during the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,992 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,149 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of MFA Financial by 23.9% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,340 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,417 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of MFA Financial by 1.4% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 102,007 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $965,000 after purchasing an additional 1,420 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of MFA Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in MFA Financial by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 62,090 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $587,000 after buying an additional 3,146 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.28% of the company’s stock.

About MFA Financial

MFA Financial, Inc, headquartered in New York City, is a real estate investment trust that specializes in investing in residential mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities. The company’s primary objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through net interest income and capital appreciation. As a mortgage REIT, MFA Financial focuses on constructing a diversified portfolio of agency and non-agency residential mortgage assets, leveraging its expertise in acquiring, financing and servicing mortgage products.

MFA Financial’s investment portfolio encompasses a wide range of mortgage instruments, including adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage loans, interest-only securities, and agency mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by government-sponsored entities.