MFA Financial, Inc. (MFAO) stock
MFAONYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as MFA, MFA.PB, MFA.PC, MFAN
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 5, 2026Score 13/3059% below fair value
$24.55−0.25 (-1.01%)
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $685.38MP/E 6.6Yield 21.24%
MFA Financial statistics
67 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 5, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 31, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 2, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.40
- 1.88
- P/OCF Ratio
- 2.72
- 12.91
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -0.73%
- 0.68%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.50%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 99M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.50%
- 17.3%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 50.5%
- 68.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 4.65%
- -0.57%
- Days to Cover
- 1.88
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $10.43
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $6.38
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $6.74
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.77
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $9.18
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.19
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.11%
- 0.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -11.4%
- 0.17%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -25.4%
- 0.20%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -33.3%
- 1.21%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -27.2%
- 2.62%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -24.0%
- 2.34%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -31.4%
- -0.70%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -62.2%
- -28.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -76.8%
- -14.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.35
- 0.96
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 39.1
- 55.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 23.5%
- 18.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.98
- 0.71
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.24%
- 4.37%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.17%
- 1.77%
GrowthIndustry
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 15.4%
- 7.75%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 17.2%
- 8.68%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- $482.86K
- $117.52K
- Employee Count
- 307
- 67
- WACC
- 9.90%
- 8.40%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $148.14M
- $14.09M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $141.19M
- $863.61K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $1.40
- $0.04
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.78B
- -$34.50K
- Book Value Per Share
- $17.57
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.71B
- -$78.08K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 21.6%
- 2.35%
- Dividend Yield
- 21.2%
- 5.49%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.55%
- 0.12%
- Shareholder Yield
- 24.8%
- 5.02%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.44
- $1.34
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.86%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 102.2%
- 124.0%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$101.00K
- $248.00K
- Effective Tax Rate
- -0.07%
- 1.88%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $20.08
- $20.39
- Graham Upside
- 196.2%
- -35.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.16
- 10.77
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 2, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MFAO | S&P 500 | Difference | MFAO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -2.6% | -2.3% | −0.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.0% | +0.9% | −2.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +3.3% | +11.2% | −7.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +4.4% | +11.5% | −7.1 pts |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
0M MFAO shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 28.5% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 40.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,898 | +28.5% | 13,911 | 1.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,034 | +1463.9% | 11,518 | 1.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 194 | -80.7% | 13,183 | 1.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,006 | +300.8% | 6,001 | 1.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 251 | -94.4% | 6,426 | 1.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,502 | -49.1% | 10,999 | 1.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 8,837 | +210.3% | 5,016 | 1.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,848 | +665.6% | 5,739 | 1.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 372 | -59.4% | 9,303 | 1.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 917 | -82.3% | 7,130 | 1.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,179 | -64.2% | 15,887 | 1.0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 14,476 | +220.1% | 55,523 | 1.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.