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In the latest session, MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) closed at $9.39 up 0.11% from its previous closing price of $9.38. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.35 million shares were traded.
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 2.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.12.
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:
As of this moment, MFA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.65. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.52.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, MFA has reached a high of $13.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.86%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 102.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.78M. Insiders hold about 0.85% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.74% stake in the company.
