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The price of MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) closed at $9.52 in the last session, down -0.63% from day before closing price of $9.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. MFA stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.47.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MFA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.68 and its Current Ratio is at 2.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.43.
On July 10, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $10.
On January 02, 2025, Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $14.Janney initiated its Buy rating on January 02, 2025, with a $14 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 15 ’25 when Lin Mei sold 2,775 shares for $10.10 per share. The transaction valued at 28,028 led to the insider holds 10,778 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MFA now has a Market Capitalization of 977406080 and an Enterprise Value of 10561404928. As of this moment, MFA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 37.853.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MFA is 1.66, which has changed by -0.12829846 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MFA has reached a high of $11.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.15%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MFA traded on average about 1.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1120650 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 102.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.32M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.14% stake in the company. Shares short for MFA as of 1763078400 were 2600175 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1760486400 on 2313780. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2600175 and a Short% of Float of 2.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MFA is 1.43, which was 1.43 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.14926931. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 12.28. The current Payout Ratio is 171.25% for MFA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-05 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of MFA Financial Inc (MFA) is currently in progress, with 5.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.3, with high estimates of $0.32 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.02 and $0.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.0. EPS for the following year is $1.35, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $1.43 and $1.3.
Revenue Estimates
According to 3 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $58.84M. It ranges from a high estimate of $62.2M to a low estimate of $55.6M. As of. The current estimate, MFA Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $50.8MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $61.75M. There is a high estimate of $64M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $60.3M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MFA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $240.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $228.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $234.44M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $202.73MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $257.1M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $266.2M and the low estimate is $249.5M.
