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MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | New York, United States | NYSE
10.15 USD +0.21 (2.114%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:43 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) presents a mixed investment profile. Short-term traders might find opportunities in the recent price fluctuations and the options activity, particularly with the ATM strike at $10.00. However, the long-term fundamentals are weak, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and low return on equity. Despite the high dividend yield, the payout ratio is over 100%, which raises concerns about sustainability. Investors should be cautious and consider the options market signals as a potential indicator of market sentiment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.023501
AutoARIMA0.025929
AutoETS0.026050
MSTL0.027346

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 73%
H-stat 1.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.381
Excess Kurtosis -0.95
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 601.492
Revenue per Share 3.142
Market Cap 1,037,296,576
Trailing P/E 7.81
Forward P/E 6.78
Beta 1.62
Profit Margins 54.33%
Website https://www.mfafinancial.com

As of April 11, 2026, 2:49 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls have a high volume and open interest, with a focus on the ATM strike at $10.00, suggesting potential for a short-term rally. However, puts also show significant activity, particularly at the ATM strike, indicating some bearish sentiment. The high IV in puts suggests increased uncertainty or fear about future price movements, which could be a sign of a potential downturn. Overall, the options market is indicating a cautious approach with a balance between bullish and bearish expectations.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.76% 16.27% 16.75% 18.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.36 3.757829
2025-12-31 0.36 4.016815
2025-09-30 0.36 4.227125
2025-06-30 0.36 4.267516
2025-03-31 0.36 4.087408
2024-12-31 0.35 4.142385
2024-09-27 0.35 3.488248
2024-06-28 0.35 4.223632
2024-03-27 0.35 4.127518
2023-12-28 0.35 4.184340
2023-09-29 0.35 5.138301
2023-06-29 0.35 4.598493
2023-03-30 0.35 5.471899
2022-12-29 0.35 5.498601
2022-09-29 0.44 8.733641
2022-06-29 0.44 6.929943
2022-03-21 0.44 4.750395
2021-12-30 0.44 4.404266
2021-09-29 0.40 4.047399
2021-06-29 0.40 4.135770
2021-03-30 0.30 3.537844
2020-12-29 0.30 3.867792
2020-09-29 0.20 3.737674
2020-03-30 0.80 27.043555
2019-12-27 0.80 5.966159
2019-09-27 0.80 6.383749
2019-06-28 0.80 6.757174
2019-03-28 0.80 6.891549
2018-12-27 0.80 7.633384
2018-09-28 0.80 7.188994
2018-06-28 0.80 7.124245
2018-03-28 0.80 7.502307
2017-12-27 0.80 7.220545
2017-09-27 0.80 6.747476
2017-06-27 0.80 7.193042
2017-03-27 0.80 7.754132
2016-12-23 0.80 8.253000
2016-09-26 0.80 8.613086
2016-06-24 0.80 9.501265
2016-03-23 0.80 10.366738
2015-12-23 0.80 10.359942
2015-09-25 0.80 10.300994
2015-06-25 0.80 9.822298
2015-03-25 0.80 9.733069
2014-12-23 0.80 9.645556
2014-09-25 0.80 10.144918
2014-06-25 0.80 10.134332
2014-03-26 0.80 11.094426
2013-12-27 0.80 12.221441
2013-10-09 0.88 13.669427
2013-08-08 1.12 16.843947
2013-07-10 0.88 13.322574
2013-04-10 0.88 11.756524
2013-03-14 2.00 27.264010
2012-12-26 0.80 12.913723
2012-10-10 0.84 13.758665
2012-07-11 0.92 16.300329
2012-04-02 0.96 18.652968
2011-12-28 1.08 23.646332
2011-10-06 1.00 23.705011
2011-07-12 1.00 20.301433
2011-04-07 0.94 19.701128
2010-12-29 0.94 19.584266
2010-10-07 0.90 20.594386
2010-07-08 0.76 18.763428
2010-04-08 0.96 24.419093
2009-12-29 1.08 27.765560
2009-10-08 1.00 25.512468
2009-07-09 1.00 30.778447
2009-04-08 0.88 32.095491
2008-12-29 0.84 34.698549
2008-10-09 0.88 44.044614
2008-07-10 0.80 32.635187
2008-04-10 0.72 26.366985
2007-12-27 0.58 16.175142
2007-10-10 0.40 12.571382
2007-07-11 0.36 13.190439
2007-04-11 0.32 11.046426
2006-12-27 0.24 8.222315
2006-10-11 0.20 7.372326
2006-07-13 0.20 8.141368
2006-04-12 0.20 8.916334
2005-12-22 0.20 9.606343
2005-10-12 0.20 9.935054
2005-07-08 0.50 19.615693
2005-04-08 0.72 28.796348
2004-12-22 0.88 28.705079
2004-10-07 0.92 30.154513
2004-07-08 1.00 34.367566
2004-04-07 1.04 33.985115
2003-12-26 1.00 33.089772
2003-09-26 1.12 39.958940
2003-06-26 1.12 37.378141
2003-03-26 1.12 45.122297
2002-12-26 1.28 52.804070
2002-09-26 1.20 54.767164
2002-06-26 1.20 44.117658
2002-03-26 1.20 54.094813
2001-12-26 1.12 50.652503
2001-09-28 0.90 43.311724
2001-06-27 0.70 41.842165
2001-04-11 0.66 42.240287
2001-01-10 0.62 52.890375
2000-10-12 0.62 54.460871
2000-06-28 0.56 53.035356
2000-04-12 0.56 55.850577
1999-12-30 0.56 62.164249
1999-09-28 0.56 60.720083
1999-06-28 0.50 53.036469
1999-03-31 1.06 129.496868
1998-12-29 1.06 140.798323
1998-09-28 1.06 112.379130
1998-06-26 1.06 91.928097
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.44
dividendYield 14.49
exDividendDate 2026-03-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.14486922
lastDividendValue 0.36
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-04-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.12063134
Address1 One Vanderbilt Avenue
Address2 48th Floor
All Time High 44.28
All Time Low 1.28
Ask 10.15
Ask Size 5,100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,220,810
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,413,734
Average Volume 1,413,734
Average Volume10Days 1,220,810
Beta 1.616
Bid 10.15
Bid Size 3,700
Board Risk 1
Book Value 17.976
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.1501
Current Ratio 40.067
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.17
Day Low 10.01
Debt To Equity 601.492
Display Name MFA Financial
Dividend Date 1,777,507,200
Dividend Rate 1.44
Dividend Yield 14.49
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,993,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,993,200
Earnings Quarterly Growth 8.193
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,984,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,984,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,984,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 36.248
Enterprise Value 11,795,240,960
Eps Current Year 1.35306
Eps Forward 1.49661
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.3
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.8978
Fifty Day Average Change 0.2522993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.025490442
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.063133
Fifty Two Week High 10.57
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.41989994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.039725635
Fifty Two Week Low 8.65
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.5001001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.173422
Fifty Two Week Range 8.65 - 10.57
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 892,474,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 12.86
Float Shares 99,930,493
Forward Eps 1.49661
Forward P E 6.7820606
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 307
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.89722
Gross Profits 291,956,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0092
Held Percent Institutions 0.54911
Implied Shares Outstanding 102,195,704
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.36
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,649,116,800
Last Split Factor 1:4
Long Business Summary MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It operates through two segments: Mortgage-Related Assets and Lima One. The Mortgage-Related Assets segment primarily invests in and manages a diversified portfolio of residential whole loans, including nonqualified mortgage loans, business purpose loans such as single-family rental loans, single-family and multifamily transitional loans, legacy re-performing and non-performing loans, and agency-eligible investor loans. This segment also invests in residential mortgage-backed securities, including agency MBS, non-agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities. The Lima One segment includes a stand-alone mortgage origination and servicing business; and originates and services business purpose loans for real estate investors, and related mortgage banking activities. The company offers residential whole loans, including purchased credit deteriorated and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights-related assets. The company's investment activities through a combination of securitization transactions, term loan warehouse financing and repurchase agreement financing. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. MFA Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.
Long Name MFA Financial, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,037,296,576
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_235682
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 135,684,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,014,812,988
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 10.06
Operating Cashflow 76,245,000
Operating Margins 0.61662
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.1077
Peg Ratio 2.4813
Phone 212 207 6400
Previous Close 9.94
Price Eps Current Year 7.501589
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.5646473
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.187729
Profit Margins 0.54327
Quick Ratio 39.322
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.57143
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.21010017
Regular Market Change Percent 2.113684
Regular Market Day High 10.17
Regular Market Day Low 10.01
Regular Market Day Range 10.01 - 10.17
Regular Market Open 10.06
Regular Market Previous Close 9.94
Regular Market Price 10.1501
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,625
Regular Market Volume 600,529
Return On Assets 0.01446
Return On Equity 0.09635
Revenue Growth 1.113
Revenue Per Share 3.142
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 102,093,862
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0328
Shares Short 3,348,824
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,191,825
Short Name MFA Financial, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.033099998
Short Ratio 2.23
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol MFA
Target High Price 31.0
Target Low Price 11.0
Target Mean Price 15.1
Target Median Price 11.0
Total Cash 213,211,008
Total Cash Per Share 2.088
Total Debt 10,993,444,864
Total Revenue 325,403,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.14486922
Trailing Eps 1.3
Trailing P E 7.8077693
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.6222
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.52789974
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.054862686
Type Disp Equity
Volume 600,529
Website https://www.mfafinancial.com
Zip 10,017