Ratings MFA Financial, Inc.

Equities

MFA

US55272X6076

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10.73 ^USD	+1.32%		+0.47%	-4.70%

04-15	MFA Financial Prices $75 Million Offering of Senior Notes Due 2029	MT
03-07	MFA Financial Maintains Quarterly Dividend at $0.35 Per Share, Payable April 30 to Shareholders of Record March 28	MT

Summary

From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental configuration.

Strengths

Its core activity has a significant growth potential and sales are expected to surge, according to Standard & Poor's' forecast. Indeed, those may increase by -99% by 2026.
The earnings growth currently anticipated by analysts for the coming years is particularly strong.
Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 7.17 and 7.08 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2025 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
The company appears to be poorly valued given its net asset value.
This company will be of major interest to investors in search of a high dividend stock.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
The opinion of analysts covering the stock has improved over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

For the last four months, EPS estimates made by Standard & Poor's analysts have been revised downwards.
Sales estimates for the next fiscal years vary from one analyst to another. This clearly highlights a lack of visibility into the company's future activity.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.

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Sector: Specialized REITs

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