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MFA Financial

NYSE:MFA US55272X1028
30
  • Value
    95
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    14
  • Combined
    71
  • Sentiment
    4
  • 360° View
    360° View
    30
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Company Description

MFA Financial, Inc. is a specialty finance company investing in residential mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, and real estate assets, aiming to deliver shareholder value through distributable income and asset performance linked to residential mortgage credit fundamentals. Its main businesses include residential whole loans (non-QM, business purpose, legacy RPL/NPL) and residential mortgage securities (agency MBS, non-agency MBS, CRT, MSRs-related assets). Through Lima One Capital, it originates and services business purpose loans. The company's operations are primarily within the US. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $947 million, profits of $285 million, revenue of $806 million, and 348 employees.

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry REITs: Mortgage
Size Small
Website mfafinancial.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 18-Dec-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
95 100 90 91
Growth
71 61 87 95
Safety
Safety
14 14 14 14
Sentiment
4 18 37 17
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
23 47 43 34
Opinions Change
25 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 34 57 47
Market Pulse
11 13 20 4
Sentiment
4 18 37 17
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
95 100 90 91
Growth
71 61 87 95
Safety Safety
14 14 14 14
Combined
71 71 71 71
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
90 92 95 88
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
58 86 49 46
Price vs. Book (P/B)
78 84 77 85
Dividend Yield
96 98 94 91
Value
95 100 90 91
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
85 75 85 66
Profit Growth
18 34 100 83
Capital Growth
67 61 31 85
Stock Returns
59 45 65 59
Growth
71 61 87 95
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
14 13 14 24
Refinancing
58 58 58 58
Liquidity
8 10 25 25
Safety Safety
14 14 14 14

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