Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for MFA Financial, Inc. Issued By Wedbush (NYSE:MFA)

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) – Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for MFA Financial in a research report issued on Thursday, October 10th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.36 for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $14.00 price objective 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.

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

MFA Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

MFA Financial stock opened at $12.22 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $12.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.34. The stock has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -152.75 and a beta of 2.16. MFA Financial has a 52 week low of $8.41 and a 52 week high of $13.45.

MFA Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, September 27th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. MFA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1,750.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MFA. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of MFA Financial by 160.7% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 8,779,082 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $98,940,000 after purchasing an additional 5,411,692 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. increased its stake in MFA Financial by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 3,180,567 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,289,000 after buying an additional 411,205 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of MFA Financial by 17.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 822,696 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,753,000 after buying an additional 123,790 shares during the last quarter. Waterfall Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of MFA Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,150,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of MFA Financial in the first quarter valued at about $860,000. Institutional investors own 65.28% of the company’s stock.

MFA Financial Company Profile

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.