MFA
MFA Financial
About: MFA Financial Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. Its principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. The company selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. The company's reportable segments include mortgage-related assets and Lima One.
Employees: 348
0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
185% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12.3M | Put options by funds: $4.3M
36% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 28
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 49
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 184 [Q3] → 188 (+4) [Q4]
0.96% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.08% [Q3] → 63.12% (-0.96%) [Q4]
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $832M [Q3] → $658M (-$175M) [Q4]
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 0 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$12
22%
upside
Avg. target
$12.33
26%
upside
High target
$12.50
27%
upside
3 analyst ratings
3 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
JMP Securities Trevor Cranston 15% 1-year accuracy 4 / 26 met price target | 22%upside $12 | Market Outperform Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Citizens Capital Markets Trevor Cranston 15% 1-year accuracy 4 / 26 met price target | 27%upside $12.50 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 26 Mar 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bose George 51% 1-year accuracy 23 / 45 met price target | 27%upside $12.50 | Outperform Maintained | 20 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about MFA published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
All You Need to Know About MFA Financial (MFA) Rating Upgrade to Buy
MFA Financial (MFA) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Focusing On Lower Risk Shares (And Updated Charts For High-Yield Stocks)
Market volatility has increased, making it challenging to predict future Treasury rates and impacting the frequency of my article publications. Price-to-book ratios reveal bargains. Preferred shares offer lower risk and high yields; recent trades in DX-C and EFC-B have been profitable.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) plans to host a live audio webcast of its investor conference call on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results, which are scheduled to be announced earlier that day. The live audio webcast will be accessible to the general public over the internet at http://www.mfafinancial.com by clicking on the “News & Events” link on MFA's home page. Earnings presentation materials wil.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Let's Talk Mortgage REITs (But Not For Too Long)
A bunch of mortgage REITs were severely overvalued. Now they are less overvalued. But some others are actually bargains. Tons of charts because images are fun. Ellington Financial's higher price-to-book ratio may be due to lower volatility in the total economic return by period. Digital Realty Trust deserves to be mocked. I am reporting for duty!
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
15% Yields Want To Mug Your Dividends
Agency mortgage REITs are achieving exceptional price-to-book ratios. You want a high dividend yield? Great. But don't pay a huge premium in the share price. It's a great time for investors to capture some gains in this sector.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Mark Farrah Associates Analyzed the 2023 Medical Loss Ratio and Rebates Results
MCMURRAY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA summarizes findings from the 2023 HHS report, with a focus on plan performance as it relates to the MLR and related rebates due to customers.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend Increase to $0.36 per Share
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock, an increase from the prior quarter's dividend of $0.35 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2025, to common stockholders of record on March 31, 2025. “We are pleased to announce an increase in our common stock dividend,” said Craig L. Knutson, Chief Executive Officer of MFA. “The increase reflects o.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
MFA Financial, Inc. Elects Christopher Small to Board of Directors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Christopher Small to its Board effective immediately. “We couldn't be more pleased to welcome Chris Small to the MFA Board,” said Laurie Goodman, MFA's Board Chair. “Chris's extensive experience in investment banking and capital markets working with residential mortgage finance and other specialty finance firms will provide significant benefits to MFA's Board, management team and s.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
MFA Financial Q4: The Worst Is Possibly Over
MFA Financial, Inc.'s Q4 2024 results showed a net loss, but distributable earnings covered the dividend. The dividend yield is currently 13.57% making MFA an attractive investment barring any significant threats. Leadership changes and loan acquisitions offer a positive outlook.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 19, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Hal Schwartz - SVP, General Counsel & Secretary Craig Knutson - CEO Mike Roper - CFO Bryan Wulfsohn - President & Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Bose George - KBW Corey Johnson - UBS Eric Hagen - BTIG Operator Greetings, and welcome to the MFA Financial Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
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