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Mfa Financial, Inc.
$9.50 +0.07 (+0.74%) At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$965.16M
Shares
101,596,232

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$9.50 Open$9.47 Day$9.40–9.52 52W$7.54–10.05 Avg vol 30d1.8M Short int4.1M · 4.0% float · 1.8d Short vol64% Last earningsMay 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 5, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross Death cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −1%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 78%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +7%
      trailing
      6-month return +3%
      trailing
      YTD return +10%
      this year
      Relative strength −6%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      6 of 218 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +10.8K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.99% of float · ▲ +17.4% MoM · 1.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      218 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 56
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      EPS growth +59%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $75.9M
      Valuation P/E 10.8
      in line
      Buyback $195.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $213.2M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 23%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −12%
      past year
      ATR 2.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      versus 2024 levels
      G&A expenses $9M – $13M
      per quarter
      Per share $0.02 – $0.04

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 5 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      Death cross Bearish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      78% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) Death cross
      50d $10 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      6 of 218 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +10.8K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.99% of float · ▲ +17.4% MoM · 1.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      218 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $8 Now $10 · 78% 52-wk high $10
      vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg 0% 50-day below 200-day death cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses non-GAAP $35.5M first quarter ended March 31, 2026
      Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses per basic common share non-GAAP $0.34 first quarter ended March 31, 2026
      agency portfolio 3.5B Q1 2026 call
      common dividend per share $0.36 Q1 2026 call
      economic book value per share $13.22 Q1 2026 call
      non-QM default rate 4% Q1 2026 call
      non-QM portfolio 5.5B Q1 2026 call
      residential loan portfolio delinquency rate 7.8% Q1 2026 call
      Agency MBS position $3.3B Q4 2025
      Total economic return non-GAAP 3.1% fourth quarter

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      REIT - Mortgage — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MFA
      Mfa Financial, Inc.
      this stock
      $965.16M +10.0% 10.8 4.0%
      NLY
      Annaly Capital Management Inc
      $16.75B +9.3% 7.4 3.2%
      AGNC
      AGNC Investment Corp.
      $12.78B +7.3% 8.7 9.6%
      STWD
      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
      $6.17B -5.0% +40.0% 17.5 5.0%
      RITM
      Rithm Capital Corp.
      $5.13B -15.8% -6.7% 8.4 5.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      219
      % held
      46.6%
      Reported
      6 of 218
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      154
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.1M
      Days to cover
      1.8d
      Change
      +602.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      64%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.7K
      Value
      $44.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.2%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $176.8M
      EPS diluted
      $1.30
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $200.0M
      Remaining
      $195.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 4, 2026
      This year
      6
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MFA +0.2% +7.1% +3.4% -2.0% +10.0%
      SPY +1.4% +4.1% +9.1% +1.1% +10.7%
      vs SPY -1.2% +3.0% -5.7% -3.1% -0.7%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.36 / share · ex Jun 30, 2026
      Raised 2.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.44 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      15.16%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $200.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $5.00M
      Remaining
      $195.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1055160 CUSIP 55272X607 13F (30d) 6 filings 6 filers Visit website Investor relations