MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.65% in comparison to its previous close of $9.71, however, the company has experienced a 1.17% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-30 that Many investors go for big yield with bigger risk. Barf. This report was recently sent to our members. We picked up shares with a 9.5% yield.
Is It Worth Investing in MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) Right Now?
MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 9.96x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.70. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 2 as “overweight”, 4 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for MFA is 101.76M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.37% of that float. On July 03, 2025, the average trading volume of MFA was 1.59M shares.
MFA’s Market Performance
MFA’s stock has seen a 1.17% increase for the week, with a 4.42% rise in the past month and a -5.02% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.07% for MFA Financial Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.08% for MFA’s stock, with a -7.79% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MFA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MFA stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for MFA by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for MFA in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $14 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MFA reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $11.25. The rating they have provided for MFA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 13th, 2023.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to MFA, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
MFA Trading at 2.16% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MFA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.29%, as shares surge +3.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.44% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MFA rose by +1.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -24.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.58. In addition, MFA Financial Inc saw -6.74% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
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Stock Fundamentals for MFA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 1.0% for the gross margin
The net margin for MFA Financial Inc stands at 0.52%. Equity return is now at value 7.35%, with 1.22% for asset returns.
Based on MFA Financial Inc (MFA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 25.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.68.
Conclusion
To sum up, MFA Financial Inc (MFA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
