MFA Financial, Inc/$MFA
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About MFA Financial, Inc
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.
- Ticker
- $MFA
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 307
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Website
- www.mfafinancial.com
MFA Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$896M
8.81
$1.01
1.49
$1.44
16.25%
Price and volume
Market cap
$896M
Beta
1.49
52-week high
$10.43
52-week low
$8.63
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$1.44
Financial strength
Current ratio
43.941
Quick ratio
43.133
Long term debt to equity
656.155
Total debt to equity
656.964
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
130.86%
Profitability
Gross margin (TTM)
87.59%
Net profit margin (TTM)
49.33%
Operating margin (TTM)
48.92%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-0.07%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$990,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.17%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.24%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
8.815
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.033
Price to book
0.5
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.52
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
4.356
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
22.96%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.034
Dividend yield (TTM)
16.25%
Forward dividend yield
16.25%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
5.64%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
14.23%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
30.52%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.93%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
43.42%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-10.79%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-1.13%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-7.67%
Bulls say / Bears say
Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses were $36.7 million, or $0.35 per basic common share in Q2 2026, underscoring strong underlying earnings power when excluding short-term volatility from loan resolutions. (SEC Press Release)
MFA added a net $538.1 million of new interest rate hedges in Q2 2026, maintaining the net effective duration of its investment portfolio at just 0.94 years and mitigating interest rate sensitivity. (SEC Press Release)
The company acquired over $1.6 billion of residential mortgage assets, including $462 million of Non-QM loans, and resolved nearly $200 million of delinquent loans in Q2 2026, helping to reduce the 60+ day delinquency rate from 7.8% to 7.0%. (OTC Markets 8-K)
Realized credit losses of $24.5 million in Q2 2026 reduced distributable earnings to $12.2 million ($0.12 per share), well below the $0.36 dividend, indicating dividend sustainability depends on further credit resolution. (StockTitan 8-K Filing)
Economic book value declined by an estimated 2% post-quarter due to higher interest rates and wider spreads, highlighting mark-to-market volatility risk in MFA’s portfolio. (Motley Fool)
In a rising interest rate environment, MFA’s borrowing costs may increase more rapidly than interest income on its assets, potentially compressing net interest margins and reducing net income. (SEC 10-Q)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Sept 2026.
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MFA News
AllArticlesVideos
MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock
Business Wire3 weeks ago
MFA Financial Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat1 month ago
MFA Financial, Inc. Plans Live Audio Webcast of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call
Business Wire2 months ago
Funds containing MFA
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $MFA weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.03% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
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