MFA Financial (MFA) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

MFA Financial (NYSE: MFA) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 12/1/2025 – MFA Financial had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – MFA Financial had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – MFA Financial had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/18/2025 – MFA Financial had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $10.50 to $10.25. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/13/2025 – MFA Financial was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating.
• 11/10/2025 – MFA Financial was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/7/2025 – MFA Financial was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
• 11/2/2025 – MFA Financial was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 10/25/2025 – MFA Financial was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating.
• 10/25/2025 – MFA Financial was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 10/8/2025 – MFA Financial was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.

MFA Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 15.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. MFA Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 169.41%.

MFA Financial, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage securities, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets.