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After finishing at $8.56 in the prior trading day, MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) closed at $9.20, up 7.48%. In other words, the price has increased by $7.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.83 million shares were traded. MFA stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.265 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.985.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MFA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.71. 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 943220800 and an Enterprise Value of 9839947776. As of this moment, MFA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 35.192.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MFA is 1.73, which has changed by -0.15129149 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 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 $8.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.82%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.16M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2220490 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 65.68% stake in the company. Shares short for MFA as of 1741910400 were 2247824 with a Short Ratio of 1.94, 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
In the trailing 12 months, MFA’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.4, compared to 1.41 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.16355139The 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.
