The price-to-earnings ratio for MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) is above average at 9.89x. The 36-month beta value for MFA is also noteworthy at 1.72. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for MFA is 101.76M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.22% of that float. The average trading volume of MFA on June 12, 2025 was 1.46M shares.
MFA) stock’s latest price update
MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA)’s stock price has plunge by 0.73relation to previous closing price of 9.64. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 2.43% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-12 that 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. The dividend will be paid on July 31, 2025, to common stockholders of record on June 30, 2025. MFA Financial, Inc. is a leading specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Lima One C.
MFA’s Market Performance
MFA’s stock has risen by 2.43% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 1.15% and a quarterly drop of -8.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.57% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.69% for MFA Financial Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.84% for MFA stock, with a simple moving average of -10.07% for the last 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.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to MFA, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
MFA Trading at 3.18% 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 -27.81% of loss for the given period.
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 25.87. 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
In summary, MFA Financial Inc (MFA) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
