MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) stock
MFANYSEReal Estate Investment TrustsFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as MFA.PB, MFA.PC, MFAN, MFAO
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 10/3056% below fair value
$5.56−0.28 (-4.79%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $562.05MP/E –Yield 25.90%
MFA Financial statistics
62 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
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 5, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.38
- 1.76
- P/OCF Ratio
- 1.26
- 12.75
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -1.14%
- 0.55%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.05%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 99M
- 24M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 2.50%
- 17.6%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 50.5%
- 69.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 7M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 15.8%
- 0.38%
- Days to Cover
- 2.73
- 1.00
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $10.43
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $5.83
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $6.53
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.42
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $9.05
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.24
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -11.6%
- 0.00%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -12.8%
- 0.29%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -36.6%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -38.7%
- 1.32%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -37.3%
- 2.82%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -37.0%
- 2.38%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -39.8%
- -0.00%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -67.7%
- -28.2%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -80.1%
- -18.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.55
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 22.5
- 56.2
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 24.2%
- 17.9%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.98
- 0.71
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -0.67%
- 3.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -0.09%
- 1.63%
GrowthIndustry
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -109.0%
- 1.54%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -161.2%
- 1.20%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Profits Per Employee
- -$37.65K
- $86.23K
- Employee Count
- 307
- 67
- WACC
- 9.78%
- 8.31%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$11.56M
- $14.01M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $119.55M
- $845.20K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $1.18
- $0.03
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.62B
- -$78.08K
- Book Value Per Share
- $15.98
- -$0.00
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.55B
- -$170.61K
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -1.96%
- 2.19%
- Dividend Yield
- 24.7%
- 5.47%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.36%
- 0.16%
- Shareholder Yield
- 28.0%
- 5.40%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.44
- $1.36
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 2.86%
- 1.18%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 1
- 1
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $0
- $237.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -0.19
- 10.58
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MFA | S&P 500 | Difference | MFA per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -16.8% | -2.7% | −14.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -36.2% | -1.7% | −34.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -32.4% | +11.9% | −44.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | -30.1% | +12.0% | −42.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | -12.4% | +78.2% | −90.6 pts | -4.3% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -37.6% | +73.2% | −110.9 pts | -9.0% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -33.2% | +309.6% | −342.9 pts | -4.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
7M MFA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 15.8% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 2.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 63.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,787,656 | +15.8% | 2,485,582 | 2.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,862,092 | +4.7% | 3,111,361 | 1.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,601,387 | +13.6% | 1,948,285 | 2.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,930,303 | +5.8% | 1,525,874 | 3.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,661,016 | +15.0% | 1,322,661 | 3.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,054,035 | +8.9% | 1,509,515 | 2.7 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3,722,584 | +7.9% | 1,417,444 | 2.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 3,449,704 | -15.0% | 1,587,268 | 2.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,058,285 | +17.4% | 2,228,111 | 1.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,455,620 | -1.2% | 1,390,420 | 2.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 3,497,637 | +5.9% | 1,131,386 | 3.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,303,385 | +30.1% | 1,648,037 | 2.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
See a number that looks wrong?