MFA Financial, Inc. · Real Estate · REIT - Mortgage
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$10.12
−$0.12 (−1.12%) 4:00 PM ET
After hours$10.11
−$0.01 (−0.05%) 8:26 PM ET
Prev closePrevC$10.23
OpenOpen$10.20
Day highHigh$10.25
Day lowLow$10.11
VolumeVol1,086,781
Avg volAvgVol1,458,625
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Mkt cap
$1.03B
P/E ratio
7.78
FY Revenue
$374.14M
EPS
1.30
Gross Margin
100.00%
Sector
Real Estate
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MFA
MFA Financial, Inc.
MFA Financial, Inc operates as a residential mortgage-focused REIT with modest recent price appreciation and a three-month gain of 14.8% but flat performance over the past year. Technical indicators point to an upward bias with price above key moving averages and several bullish breakout signals, while fundamentals show negative operating income, high leverage, and very low liquidity ratios offset by positive net income, cash generation, and a high dividend yield. Valuation appears discounted on price-to-book but stretched on enterprise-value-based multiples, and short interest is modest in percentage terms but accompanied by a high short volume ratio, indicating active two-sided positioning.
AI summarized at 10:55 AM ET, 2026-02-18
AI summary scores
INTRADAY:63SWING:68LONG:47
Volume vs average
Intraday (cumulative)
−7% (Below avg)
Vol/Avg: 0.93×
RSI
63.50(Strong)
Strong (60–70)
0255075100
MACD momentum
Intraday
-0.00 (Weak)
MACD: -0.00 Signal: -0.00
Short-Term
+0.03 (Strong)
MACD: 0.09 Signal: 0.06
Long-Term
+0.03 (Strong)
MACD: 0.11 Signal: 0.08
Intraday trend score
53.84
LOW52.84HIGH63.84
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