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MFA Financial Inc

MFA

9.725USD

-0.135-1.37%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
998.46MMarket Cap
10.78P/E TTM

MFA Financial Inc

9.725

-0.135-1.37%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
86 / 192
Overall Ranking
169 / 4723
Industry
Residential & Commercial REITs

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
11.100
Target Price
+11.11%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
MFA Financial, Inc. is a specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets. Its targeted investments include principally residential whole loans and residential mortgage securities. Its residential whole loans include purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated and purchased non-performing loans. Its residential mortgage securities include agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), non-agency MBS, credit risk transfer securities and MSR-related assets, which include term notes backed directly or indirectly by mortgage servicing rights (MSRs). 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, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lima One Capital (Lima One), also originates and services business purpose loans for real estate investors.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 320.42% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 199.51%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 11.04, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 60.66M shares, decreasing 18.12% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 10.21M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 7.08, which is lower than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 7.46. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 203.50M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 5.26%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 33.29%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.08
Change
0

Financials

6.26

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.58

Operational Efficiency

6.72

Growth Potential

7.35

Shareholder Returns

7.51

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 6.80, which is higher than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 5.31. Its current P/E ratio is 11.04, which is -4.50% below the recent high of 10.54 and 187.44% above the recent low of -9.65.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.77
Change
0.03

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 86/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.86, which is lower than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 7.15. The average price target for MFA Financial Inc is 10.50, with a high of 14.00 and a low of 10.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.86
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 7 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
11.100
Target Price
+12.58%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

89
Total
7
Median
9
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
MFA Financial Inc
MFA
7
Digital Realty Trust Inc
DLR
28
Equinix Inc
EQIX
27
VICI Properties Inc
VICI
24
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GLPI
23
American Tower Corp
AMT
23
1
2
3
...
18

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.62, which is lower than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 7.35. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 10.39 and the support level at 9.51, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.07
Change
-0.45

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.147
Neutral
RSI(14)
41.644
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
10.032
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.198
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-194.561
Sell
Williams %R
92.265
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
0.201
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
9.962
Sell
MA10
10.114
Sell
MA20
10.096
Sell
MA50
9.680
Buy
MA100
9.630
Buy
MA200
9.956
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 7.72. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 59.09%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 8.68%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 10.21M shares, representing 9.94% of shares outstanding, with 0.55% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
10.30M
+1.36%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
8.88M
-0.32%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
4.04M
-48.69%
Balyasny Asset Management LP
1.84M
+2.46%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
2.57M
-2.84%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.43M
+1.48%
Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd.
2.05M
+16.93%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
1.80M
-5.12%
Invesco Capital Management LLC
Star Investors
1.46M
+22.81%
Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC
1.12M
-29.03%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.79, which is lower than the Residential & Commercial REITs industry's average of 5.06. The company's beta value is 1.78. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.79
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.78
VaR
+3.22%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+35.77%
240-Day Volatility
+29.69%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.24%
120 days
+7.48%
5 years
+13.24%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.53%
120 days
-11.09%
5 years
-13.21%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.18
120 days
-0.16
5 years
+0.25
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+35.77%
3 years
+37.97%
5 years
+62.78%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.60
3 years
+0.00
5 years
-0.11
Skewness
240 days
-1.08
3 years
-0.25
5 years
-0.05
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+29.69%
5 years
+32.30%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.43%
5 years
+3.46%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-18.48%
240 days
-18.48%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.59%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+15.55%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.22%
120 days
+1.34%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+9.05%
60 days
+24.44%
120 days
+36.91%

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Score
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