MFA

MFA Financial

MFA

Market cap $1.01B

Overview Fund Activity

9.86 USD

-0.13

1.3%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

9.86

0.00

0%

1 day

-1.3%

5 days

-3.71%

1 month

2.82%

3 months

4.89%

6 months

-9.62%

Year to date

-3.52%

1 year

-24.79%

5 years

-13.2%

10 years

-65.62%

About: MFA Financial Inc is a specialty finance company that invests in and finances residential mortgage assets. Its principal business objective is to deliver shareholder value through the generation of distributable income and through asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. The company selectively invests in residential mortgage assets with a focus on credit analysis, projected prepayment rates, interest rate sensitivity and expected return. The company's reportable segments include mortgage-related assets and Lima One.

Employees: 348

Real Estate Mortgage REIT

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 52

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 191 [Q1] → 187 (-4) [Q2]

3.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.73% [Q1] → 55.6% (-3.13%) [Q2]

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $619M [Q1] → $541M (-$77.8M) [Q2]

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.65M | Put options by funds: $9.96M

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Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$10

1% upside

Avg. target

$10.5

6% upside

High target

$11

12% upside

3 analyst ratings

1 positive

33%

2 neutral

67%

0 negative

0%

UBS Douglas Harter	$10.5	Neutral Maintained	3 Sep 2025
JMP Securities Mikhail Goberman	$11	Market Outperform Maintained	17 Jul 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Bose George	$10	Market Perform Downgraded	10 Jul 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 6 articles about MFA published over the past 30 days

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MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 31, 2025, to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2025. MFA Financial, Inc. is a leading specialty finance company that invests in residential mortgage loans, residential mortgage-backed securities and other real estate assets. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Li.

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.36 per Share

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MFA Financial: Why I'm Flipping Back To The 10% Yielding Series C Preferred Shares

MFA Financial offers high-yield options, but I find the Series C preferred shares most attractive for new income investors, currently yielding over 10%. Despite rising funding costs, MFA's net interest income has grown steadily, and its balance sheet remains stable with consistent mortgage loan investments. I remain skeptical of the common stock's sustainability, as high dividends have eroded book value and rely on shareholder capital rather than true earnings.

MFA Financial: Why I'm Flipping Back To The 10% Yielding Series C Preferred Shares

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Correction to Dividend Information on Series C Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) (the “Company”) announced today a correction to the amount of the dividend to be paid on the Company's outstanding 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. In accordance with the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, the Company will pay a dividend of $0.639521 per share (rather than $0.618890 per share), which represents (a).

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Correction to Dividend Information on Series C Preferred Stock

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the payment of dividends on the Company's outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). In accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors has declared a preferred sto.

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock

July Readers Tagged 9 Ideal Dividend Dogs From 17 "Safer" Of 40 ReFa/Ro Mentions

Prior to July 31, 2025, my REaders mentioned 40 equities in their comments about my articles. Some bad-news investments (ROgues) mixed with (mostly) FAvorites. Thus, readers spoke-up about their ReFa/Ro. Ten analyst-target-estimated TOP-NET-GAIN ReFa/Ro: MFA, Cool,Tsakos, Hafnia, Interpublic, Seven Hills, LyondellBasell, Orchid Island, Torm, and Pfizer averaged 41.91% net gains from reader data collected 8/8/25. Ten analyst target-augured July TOP-PRICE-UPSIDE ReFa/Ro were: Seven Hills, Merck, Norwegian Cruise Lines, LyondellBasell, Interpublic, NICE, Hafnia, Tsakos Energy, MFA Financial & (topped-by) Cool, boasting a 35.54% average target-price upside-estimate.

July Readers Tagged 9 Ideal Dividend Dogs From 17 "Safer" Of 40 ReFa/Ro Mentions

9 High-Yield Shares Compared

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MFA Financial (MFA) Q2 EPS Drops 47%

MFA Financial (MFA) Q2 EPS Drops 47%

MFA Financial (MFA) Q2 EPS Drops 47%

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Bryan Wulfsohn - President & Chief Investment Officer Craig L. Knutson - CEO & Director Harold E.

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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