MFA Financial (MFA) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates

Group 1 - MFA Financial reported quarterly earnings of $0.24 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share, and down from $0.44 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -14.29% [1] - The company posted revenues of $61.28 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.41%, compared to year-ago revenues of $53.49 million [2] - MFA Financial shares have lost about 10% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 7.1% [3] Group 2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.30 on revenues of $57.44 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.18 on revenues of $234.18 million [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the REIT and Equity Trust sector is currently in the bottom 37% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential underperformance compared to the top 50% of ranked industries [8] Group 3 - The estimate revisions trend for MFA Financial was mixed ahead of the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market [6] - Another stock in the same industry, Ready Capital, is expected to report a quarterly loss of $0.01 per share, reflecting a year-over-year change of -114.3% [9]