MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.36 Per Share

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for MFA Financial in a report released on Thursday, October 10th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.36 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $14.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MFA Financial’s current full-year earnings is $1.43 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for MFA Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on MFA. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of MFA Financial from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Raymond James increased their price objective on shares of MFA Financial from $13.00 to $14.50 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. JMP Securities lifted their target price on MFA Financial from $12.50 to $13.50 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 6th. Finally, StockNews.com raised MFA Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $13.40.

MFA Financial Stock Performance

MFA opened at $12.56 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -157.00 and a beta of 2.16. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $12.30 and its 200 day moving average is $11.36. MFA Financial has a fifty-two week low of $8.41 and a fifty-two week high of $13.45.

MFA Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 27th. MFA Financial’s payout ratio is -1,750.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MFA Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of MFA Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its position in MFA Financial by 82.7% during the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp now owns 2,658 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,203 shares during the last quarter. Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC bought a new position in MFA Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. Quent Capital LLC raised its position in MFA Financial by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. Quent Capital LLC now owns 10,030 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $114,000 after purchasing an additional 1,508 shares during the period. Finally, Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC bought a new stake in MFA Financial in the first quarter worth about $128,000. 65.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About MFA Financial

MFA Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage securities, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets.