MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA)’s stock price has plunge by 0.84relation to previous closing price of 10.71. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -1.01% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-05-05 that We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Most preferreds sectors were up on the week, but the overall market is down for the month. MFA’s 9% bond started trading and rallied out of the gate.
Is It Worth Investing in MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MFA is 100.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.03% of that float. On May 10, 2024, the average trading volume of MFA was 689.70K shares.
MFA’s Market Performance
MFA stock saw an increase of -1.01% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.03% and a quarterly increase of 0.65%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.32%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.17% for MFA Financial Inc (MFA). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.56% for MFA stock, with a simple moving average of 1.21% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MFA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MFA stocks, with Keefe Bruyette repeating the rating for MFA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for MFA in the upcoming period, according to Keefe Bruyette is $12 based on the research report published on December 13, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MFA reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for MFA stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 06th, 2023.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to MFA, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on September 05th of the previous year.
MFA Trading at -1.72% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MFA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.17%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.32%, as shares sank -0.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MFA fell by -1.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.41% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.63. In addition, MFA Financial Inc saw -4.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for MFA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 1.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for MFA Financial Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 1.56, with 0.30 for asset returns.
Based on MFA Financial Inc (MFA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.82 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.42.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 80.16 million with net debt to EBITDA at 54.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 20.0. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
To sum up, MFA Financial Inc (MFA) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
