MFA
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0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings 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]
2.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 65.14% [Q3] → 63.12% (-2.02%) [Q4]
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $846M [Q3] → $658M (-$189M) [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
$12.50
16%
upside
Avg. target
$12.50
16%
upside
High target
$12.50
16%
upside
3 analyst ratings
3 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Citizens Capital Markets Trevor Cranston 80% 1-year accuracy 20 / 25 met price target | 16%upside $12.50 | Market Outperform Reiterated | 26 Mar 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bose George 78% 1-year accuracy 32 / 41 met price target | 16%upside $12.50 | Outperform Maintained | 20 Feb 2025 |
JMP Securities Aaron Hecht 51% 1-year accuracy 24 / 47 met price target | 16%upside $12.50 | Market Outperform Maintained | 23 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 5 articles about MFA published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 day 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 week 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
3 weeks 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
1 month 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
1 month 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.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Compared to Estimates, MFA Financial (MFA) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for MFA Financial (MFA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
MFA Financial (MFA) Matches Q4 Earnings Estimates
MFA Financial (MFA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $0.49 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
VikingCloud Files Patent for Industry-First Universal Merchant Identification System
CHICAGO & DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VikingCloud, the leading cybersecurity and PCI compliance company, today announced a new patent filing for its Universal Merchant Identification System. The company has 28 granted patents and 3 additional patents pending. VikingCloud manages cybersecurity and PCI compliance for more than four million merchants globally on behalf of the industry's largest processors, acquirers, and independent sales organizations (ISOs). The company recently announced that it h.
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