MFA Stock Recent News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the payment of dividends on the Company's outstanding 7.50% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 6.50% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). In accordance with the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors has declared a preferred sto.

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MFA Financial (MFA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.24 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.44 per share a year ago.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) today provided its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025: MFA generated GAAP net income to common stockholders and participating securities for the second quarter of $22.6 million, or $0.22 per basic and $0.21 per diluted common share. Distributable earnings, a non-GAAP financial measure, were $24.7 million, or $0.24 per basic common share. MFA paid a regular cash dividend of $0.36 per common share on July 31, 2025.

MFA Financial, a residential mortgage REIT, pays a high distribution, but there's uncertainty about their ability to cover it. Q1 distributable earnings did not cover the dividend, but Q2 is expected to improve, with consensus estimates forecasting revenue growth and dividend coverage. MFA trades below book value, has underperformed peers over the past decade, and faces risk if the housing market remains frozen or rates stay high.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) plans to host a live audio webcast of its investor conference call on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results, which are scheduled to be announced earlier that day. The live audio webcast will be accessible to the general public over the internet at http://www.mfafinancial.com by clicking on the “News & Events” link on MFA's home page. Earnings presentation materia.

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