MFA Financial Inc [MFA] stock is trading at $9.76, up 1.24%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MFA shares have gain 2.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.67%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
MFA Financial Inc [NYSE: MFA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 02, 2025, when Janney initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $14. Previously, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 13, 2023, and elevated its price target to $12. On December 06, 2023, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $12 on the stock. Credit Suisse upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $12.50 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 09, 2023. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on July 18, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $12.75. In a note dated December 08, 2021, Raymond James upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $5.25.
MFA Financial Inc [MFA] stock has fluctuated between $7.85 and $13.45 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $14.5 within the next 12 months. MFA Financial Inc [NYSE: MFA] shares were valued at $9.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 48.57% based on the average MFA price forecast.
Analyzing the MFA fundamentals
MFA Financial Inc [NYSE:MFA] reported sales of 762.16M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -35.39%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.51%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.52%. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.32.
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Ratios To Look Out For
For context, MFA Financial Inc’s Current Ratio is 2.68. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.31, the price to book ratio is 0.55 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.94.
