MFA Financial Inc

Company Profile

MFA Financial Inc had its IPO on 1998-04-13 under the ticker symbol MFA.

The company operates in the Real Estate sector and REIT-Mortgage industry. MFA Financial Inc has a staff strength of 349 employees.

Stock update

Shares of MFA Financial Inc opened at $10.75 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $10.7 - $10.9, and closed at $10.7.

This is a -1.47% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 650,963 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of MFA Financial Inc have slipped by -2.19%.

MFA Financial Inc's Key Ratios

MFA Financial Inc has a market cap of $1.11 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.5746 and a price to sales ratio of 7.8644.

In the last 12-months MFA Financial Inc’s revenue was $139.95 million with a gross profit of $-138541000 and an EBITDA of $0. The EBITDA ratio measures MFA Financial Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, MFA Financial Inc’s operating margin was -1.04% while its return on assets stood at -0.01% with a return of equity of -0.07%.

In Q2, MFA Financial Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 0.8% while revenue growth was a negative 57.4%.

MFA Financial Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.2781

Trailing PE

0

PEG

2.25

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.37 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.2781 and a PEG multiple of 2.25. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into MFA Financial Inc’s profitability.

MFA Financial Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 7.8644.

MFA Financial Inc stock pays annual dividends of $1.49 per share, indicating a yield of 12.94% and a payout ratio of 3.82%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$9.74 billion

Total Liabilities

$25.06 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-550114000.00

Capital Expenditure

$0

Dividend Payout Ratio

3.82%

MFA Financial Inc ended 2024 with $9.74 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $9.74 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.94 billion.

MFA Financial Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $25.06 million in other current liabilities, 1019000.00 in common stock, $-1761093000.00 in retained earnings and $61.08 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $329.39 million and cash and short-term investments were $329.39 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $4.20 billion.

MFA Financial Inc’s total current assets stands at $329.39 million while long-term investments were $8.73 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $105.24 million compared to accounts payable of $25.06 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, MFA Financial Inc's operating cash flow was $-550114000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $0.

Comparatively, MFA Financial Inc paid $0.04 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$10.7

52-Week High

$11.85

52-Week Low

$6.4553

Analyst Target Price

$12.55

MFA Financial Inc stock is currently trading at $10.7 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $11.85 and a 52-week low of $11.85. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $12.55.

Its 50-day moving average was $10.95 and 200-day moving average was $10.3 The short ratio stood at 1.85 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 64% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 5905.4% are held by institutions.