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MFA · Mfa Financial, Inc.

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$9.16 -0.05 (-0.54%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$925.97M
Shares
101.09M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$9.16 Open$9.23 Day$9.14–9.27 52W close$8.92–10.40 Avg vol 30d1.5M Short int3.7M · 3.7% float · 2.6d Short vol67% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataApr 2022–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Raw chart and full-history price indicators begin at the captured split on Apr 5, 2022; bars on opposite sides are not compared.

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −5%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 16%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return −7%
      trailing
      YTD return −2%
      this year
      Relative strength −21%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.68% of float · ▲ +7.9% MoM · 2.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      207 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 60
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      EPS growth +59%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $75.9M
      Valuation P/E 9.1
      below peers
      Buyback $190.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $213.2M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 23%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −14%
      past year
      ATR 2.0%
      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 Jun 30, 2026
      Run rate G&A · over the remainder of the year $26M – $27M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      0 · 6 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −5% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      16% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $9 › 200d $10 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -6% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.68% of float · ▲ +7.9% MoM · 2.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      207 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $9 Now $9 · 16% Range high $10
      vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -2%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Distributable earnings per basic common share non-GAAP $0.12 Q2 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Distributable earnings $12.24M
      +$24.46M Realized credit losses on Residential whole loans at fair value, net of recoveries
      = Distributable earnings prior to realized credit losses $36.7M
      Lima One mortgage banking income $8.4M Q2 2026
      Lima One Originations $316M Q2 2026
      Net effective duration of investment portfolio 0.94 Q2 2026
      Non-QM portfolio $5.7B Q2 2026
      Total securitized debt $6.2B Q2 2026
      Unpledged Agency MBS $294.1M Q2 2026
      Unrestricted cash $141.2M Q2 2026
      New stock repurchase program authorization $200M Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      $925.97M -1.6% 9.1 3.7%
      NLY
      Annaly Capital Management Inc
      $17.58B +4.3% 2.8%
      AGNC
      AGNC Investment Corp.
      $12.99B +2.2% 8.4%
      STWD
      Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
      $6.03B -9.5% -5.3% 4.9%
      RITM
      Rithm Capital Corp.
      $5.79B -5.0% -6.7% 17.3 7.0%

      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 Reducing
      Holders
      207
      % held
      50.8%
      Net QoQ
      -576.5K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      160
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.7M
      Days to cover
      2.6d
      Change
      +272.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      488
      Value
      $4.6K
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.6%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $176.8M
      EPS diluted
      $1.30
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $200.0M
      Remaining
      $190.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View

      Performance

      Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Apr 5, 2022; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MFA -0.8% -3.1% -7.5% +0.6% -1.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -1.2% -7.5% -21.2% -3.4% -15.5%

      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)
      15.72%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $200.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $10.00M
      Remaining
      $190.00M
      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) 194 filings 193 filers Visit website Investor relations