Mortgage rates moved up last week and reached the highest point since July 2024. Per the Freddie Mac report, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.91% as of Jan. 2, 2025, up from 6.85% a week earlier. The latest spike in mortgage rates follows the Federal Reserve’s slower rate-cutting timeline. The Fed has indicated cutting benchmark interest rates just twice in 2025 to fight inflation, whereas four reductions were expected earlier for 2025.Despite rising mortgage rates, investors can cons ...

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA ) is a real estate investment trust that invests in mortgages, also known as an mREIT. Income investors have been attracted to the company’s dividend, which is currently yielding 13.5%., but it has been unstable since theAbout My Writing: I am currently focused on income investing through either common shares, preferred shares, or bonds. I will occasionally break away and write about the economy at large or a special situation involving a company I've been researching in. I ta ...

Table of Contents Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________________________________________________________________ FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ...

MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 6, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Hal Schwartz - Senior Vice President-General Counsel & Secretary Craig Knutson - Chief Executive Officer Mike Roper - Chief Financial Officer Bryan Wulfsohn - President & Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Doug Harter - UBS Eric Hagen - BTIG Bose George - KBW Operator And ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the MFA Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference ...

Company Update THIRD QUARTER 2024 FINANCIAL, INC. Q3 2022 Financial Snapshot Forward-looking statements When used in this presentation or other written or oral communications, statements that are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as "will," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "may," the negative of these words or similar expressions, are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of S ...

MFA Financial (MFA) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.36 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.41 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.40 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -12.20%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this real estate investment trust would post earnings of $0.38 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.44, delivering a surprise of 15.79%.Over the last four qua ...

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) is slated to report third-quarter 2024 results on Nov. 6. The company is likely to have registered year-over-year growth in revenues and earnings.Stay up-to-date with all quarterly releases: See Zacks Earnings Calendar.In the last reported quarter, this real estate investment trust, which is primarily engaged in the business of investing in mortgage-backed securities, posted distributable earnings of 44 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 15.8%. Revenues were $53.49 mill ...

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Quite a few REITs (Real Estate Invesment Trusts) have made their way onto the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) list with several standing out in terms of affordability. Trading under $20 a share, these REIT stocks have annual dividend yields over 10% which may certainly peak investors' interest. MFA Financial At $12, MFA Financials' (MFA) stock currently has a 10.96% annual dividend yield. More intriguing is that MFA trades at just 7.8X forward earnings with the company's focus being on mortgage-backed securities ...

MFA Financial (MFA) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given its recent upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). This upgrade is essentially a reflection of an upward trend in earnings estimates -- one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. A company's changing earnings picture is at the core of the Zacks rating. The system tracks the Zacks Consensus Estimate -- the consensus measure of EPS estimates from the sell-side analysts covering the stock -- for the current and following years. ...