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MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA)

NYSE Real Estate REIT - Mortgage
$9.15 ▼ -0.33%
Market Cap
$934.2M
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
REIT - Mortgage
Beta
1.50
52-Wk Range
8.8-10.57
CEO
Craig L. Knutson
Country
US
Currency
USD

MFA Financial, Inc. operates in the REIT - Mortgage industry of the Real Estate sector, headquartered in New York City, NY, US. The stock last traded at $9.15, down 0.33% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $934.2M. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 6.93, a net margin of 19.7%. Its beta of 1.50 implies it has historically moved more than the broad market.

Valuation & profitability (TTM)
P/E
6.93
Price / Sales
1.24
Price / Book
0.53
EV / EBITDA
22.43
Gross margin
82.2%
Operating margin
91.7%
Net margin
19.7%
Return on equity
Debt / equity
6.56
Current ratio
1.90
Dividend yield
15.7%
Payout ratio
130.9%
Company profile
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Employees
307
IPO date
1998-04-13
Headquarters
New York City, NY, US
About MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA Financial, Inc., along with its subsidiary entities, operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) within the United States. The company strategically allocates capital into various residential mortgage-related assets. These assets include diverse mortgage-backed securities (MBS) such as non-agency, agency, and credit risk transfer instruments. Furthermore, MFA invests in residential whole loans, specifically purchasing performing, credit-deteriorated, and non-performing loans, in addition to assets linked to mortgage servicing rights. Having chosen to be classified as a REIT for tax purposes, the company avoids federal income taxation, contingent upon distributing a minimum of 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. MFA Financial, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.

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