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As of close of business last night, MFA Financial Inc’s stock clocked out at $10.03, down -0.50% from its previous closing price of $10.08. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. MFA stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.01.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of MFA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.21 and its Current Ratio is at 2.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 5.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 5.25.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on December 13, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11.25 to $12.
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 1029770048 and an Enterprise Value of 10312209408. As of this moment, MFA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 36.248.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MFA is 1.75, which has changed by -0.18916732 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 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 $7.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.03%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that MFA traded 1.25M shares on average per day over the past three months and 933270 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 102.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 101.78M. Insiders hold about 0.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.91% stake in the company. Shares short for MFA as of 1755216000 were 2683665 with a Short Ratio of 2.14, compared to 1752537600 on 2929339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2683665 and a Short% of Float of 2.6400002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.42, MFA has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.42. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.14087301The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 12.19. The current Payout Ratio is 171.25% for MFA, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-05 when the company split stock in a 1:4 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 4.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.11 and $1.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.09. EPS for the following year is $1.41, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $1.48 and $1.35.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $58M. It ranges from a high estimate of $60M to a low estimate of $54.96M. As of the current estimate, MFA Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $50.62MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $60.44M. There is a high estimate of $65.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $55.46M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MFA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $239M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $229.23M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $234.14M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $202.73MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $255.08M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $275M and the low estimate is $238.5M.
