The stock of MFA Financial Inc (MFA) has gone up by 0.69% for the week, with a 5.84% rise in the past month and a 2.19% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.21% for MFA. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.31% for MFA’s stock, with a -2.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) is 13.51x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MFA is 1.67. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MFA is 101.43M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.17% of that float. On March 21, 2025, MFA’s average trading volume was 1.07M shares.
MFA) stock’s latest price update
The stock of MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA) has decreased by -0.32 when compared to last closing price of 11.00. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.69% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-19 that Agency mortgage REITs are achieving exceptional price-to-book ratios. You want a high dividend yield? Great. But don’t pay a huge premium in the share price. It’s a great time for investors to capture some gains in this sector.
Analysts’ Opinion of MFA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MFA stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for MFA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MFA in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $14 based on the research report published on January 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Keefe Bruyette, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MFA reach a price target of $12, previously predicting the price at $11.25. The rating they have provided for MFA stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 13th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to MFA, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
MFA Trading at 4.76% 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 -18.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.65%, as shares surge +6.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.10% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MFA rose by +0.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.72. In addition, MFA Financial Inc saw 7.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for MFA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.46 for the present operating margin
- 0.97 for the gross margin
The net margin for MFA Financial Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.35, with 1.07 for asset returns.
Based on MFA Financial Inc (MFA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.72.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.34.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of MFA Financial Inc (MFA) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
