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In the latest session, MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) closed at $10.29 down -0.58% from its previous closing price of $10.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. MFA stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.2.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of MFA Financial Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.99 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 4.99.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Janney on January 02, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On December 13, 2023, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $11.25 to $12.
On December 06, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on December 06, 2023, with a $12 target price.
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 1054971968 and an Enterprise Value of 9918892032. As of this moment, MFA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 35.474.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MFA is 1.76, which has changed by -0.06793481 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.101756096 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MFA has reached a high of $13.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, MFA has traded an average of 1.09M shares per day and 1173440 over the past ten days. A total of 102.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.43M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.69% stake in the company. Shares short for MFA as of 1741910400 were 2247824 with a Short Ratio of 2.06, compared to 1739491200 on 2264997. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2247824 and a Short% of Float of 2.21.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for MFA is 1.41, from 1.4 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.1352657The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 13.32. The current Payout Ratio is 171.25% for MFA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-05 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
