MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA

NYSEReal EstateREIT - Mortgage

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Previous close

$8.91

−$0.03 · -0.34%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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GoAI snapshot

AI-powered factor overview

Jul 10, 2026

69/100

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

100

Deep Value

Momentum

Neutral

Sentiment

Mixed

Risk resilience

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

MFA Financial, Inc., along with its subsidiary entities, operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) within the United States. The company strategically allocates capital into various residential mortgage-related assets. These assets include diverse mortgage-backed securities (MBS) such as non-agency, agency, and credit risk transfer instruments. Furthermore, MFA invests in residential whole loans, specifically purchasing performing, credit-deteriorated, and non-performing loans, in addition to assets linked to mortgage servicing rights. Having chosen to be classified as a REIT for tax purposes, the company avoids federal income taxation, contingent upon distributing a minimum of 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. MFA Financial, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.

Industry: REIT - Mortgage
Sector: Real Estate
Headquarters: US
CEO: Craig L. Knutson
Listed since: Apr 13, 1998
Employees: 307

Market position

Day range

Current $8.91

$8.88$8.995

52-week range

Current $8.91

$8.80$10.57

Open: $8.99
Previous close: $8.94
Volume: 1.51M; 0.99× average
Average volume: 1.52M; Average daily volume
Market cap: 909.66M USD
Beta: 1.5; Market reference 1
50-day average: $9.3086; -4.28% below average
200-day average: $9.6099; -7.28% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 11.75B USD
P/E (TTM): 6.75×
P/B (TTM): 0.52×
P/S (TTM): 1.21×
EV / EBITDA: 17.02×
Earnings yield: 18.31%
Free cash flow yield: 7.90%
Dividend yield: 16.16%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin: 82.21%
Operating margin: 91.73%
Net margin: 19.71%
Return on equity: 9.67%
Return on assets: 1.36%
Return on invested capital: 5.38%

Financial health

Debt / equity: 6.56×
Current ratio: 2.18×

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$10.75

20.65% upside

Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $11.00Average $10.75Low $10.50

Rating distribution

23 ratings

Strong buy00%

Buy1043%

Hold1357%

Sell00%

Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

10 institutions

BTIGupgradeNeutralBuyJun 17, 2026

Jones TradingmaintainHoldAug 11, 2025

Citizens Capital MarketsmaintainMarket OutperformMar 26, 2025

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.44

2025 complete year-6.5% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.72

$1.54

2,021

$1.67

2,022

$1.40

2,023

$1.40

2,024

$1.44

2,025

$0.72

2,026*

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Action	Ex-dividend date	Details	Record date	Payment date
Dividend	Jun 30, 2026	$0.36Quarterly	Jun 30, 2026	Jul 31, 2026
Dividend	Mar 31, 2026	$0.36Quarterly	Mar 31, 2026	Apr 30, 2026
Dividend	Dec 31, 2025	$0.36Quarterly	Dec 31, 2025	Jan 30, 2026
Dividend	Sep 30, 2025	$0.36Quarterly	Sep 30, 2025	Oct 31, 2025
Dividend	Jun 30, 2025	$0.36Quarterly	Jun 30, 2025	Jul 31, 2025
Dividend	Mar 31, 2025	$0.36Quarterly	Mar 31, 2025	Apr 30, 2025