MFA Financial

MFA

Market cap $983M

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the payment of dividends on the Company's outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). In accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors has declared a preferred sto.

This article highlights the October 2025 ReFa/Ro Dogs, focusing on high-yield, low-priced dividend stocks for contrarian income investors. Top projected net gainers include MFA, CIM, HAFN, IPG, and LYB, with analysts forecasting 30.84% to 70.61% upside by October 2026. Nine of the top ten ReFa/Ro Dogs meet the 'ideal' criterion: dividends from $1,000 invested exceed their share price, emphasizing value and income.

MFA Financial, Inc. ( MFA ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 11:00 AM EST Company Participants Harold Schwartz - Senior VP, General Counsel & Secretary Craig Knutson - CEO & Director Michael Roper - Senior VP & CFO Bryan Wulfsohn - President & Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Bose George - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Mikhail Goberman - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Eric Hagen - BTIG, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Greetings, and welcome to the MFA Financial, Inc. Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025: MFA generated GAAP net income to common stockholders and participating securities for the third quarter of $37.3 million, or $0.36 per basic and $0.35 per diluted common share. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $21.0 million, or $0.20 per basic common share. MFA paid a regular cash dividend of $0.36 per common share on October 31.

Dividends matter. So do losses. Look at a couple of charts and call it a day. Most people don't want to go through all the history, but we can sum up over a decade in a few images. When we compare prices and book value over time, we can see that the huge dividends were not enough. They still are not enough.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

Thirteen of 35 October Dividend Power Dogs are recommended for their "safer" dividends, with free cash-flow yields exceeding dividend yields, making them ideal buys. The Dividend Power strategy focuses on high earnings yield and high dividend yield, creating a resilient portfolio for both downturns and bull markets. Analysts project significant gains for the top ten DiviPower stocks by October 2026, with potential net gains ranging from 36% to 190.33%.

This article highlights top ReFa/Ro dividend stocks for September 2025, focusing on high yield and analyst-projected returns through September 2026. MFA Financial, Hafnia, and Energy Transfer lead the list, with projected net gains ranging from 30.84% to 70.61%. All top-ten ReFa/Ro "dogs" meet the ideal criterion: dividends from $1,000 invested exceed their share price, appealing to income-focused investors.

MFA Financial is a hybrid mortgage REIT primarily focused on non-QM and single-family rental loans, with a growing allocation to Agency MBS. MFA's portfolio quality slightly exceeds CIM's, but MFA's higher non-Agency mark-to-market recourse leverage makes its liability structure less favorable. MFA offers baby bonds (MFAN, MFAO) and preferreds with MFA.PR.C yielding 9.9% but sensitive to future Fed rate cuts.

MFA Financial offers baby bonds with attractive yields and a robust capital structure for risk management and hedging. MFA's baby bonds benefit from a 7.5x buffer of common and preferred equity, supporting bondholder safety and stability. The company boasts a 26-year track record of uninterrupted dividends, with a current yield of nearly 15.74% on common shares.