MFA Financial, Inc.

MFA Financial, Inc.

Real Estate

NYSE:MFA · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $948.45M Beta 1.50 P/E (TTM) 7.3
$9.42 +1.40%

+$0.13 today

52W Low $8.78High $10.57

Vol 1.25M · Avg 1.41M

EPS (TTM)$1.30
Div Yield15.29%
REIT - Mortgage

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

9.7%

avg 4.1%

ROIC

5.4%

avg 11.9%

ROA

1.4%

avg 0.7%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 9.7% versus its period average of 4.1%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Craig L. Knutson

Chief Executive Officer & Director$3.00M67$1.54M1.51%

Bryan Wulfsohn

President & Chief Investment Officer$2.17M42$777,858.000.76%

Michael Roper

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.41M38$264,224.000.26%

Harold E. Schwartz

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$1.14M61$222,542.000.22%

Lori Samuels

Senior Vice President & Chief Loan Operations Officer$979,000.0045$198,381.000.19%

Bryan Doran

Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer45$777,858.000.76%

John W. Elliott

Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Mei Lin

Senior Vice President & Co-Controller46$51,968.000.05%

Natasha Seemungal

Senior Vice President & Co-Controller40$31,560.000.03%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

1

$28,027.50

Net Sentiment

$28,027.50

Net selling

Most Active

Lin Mei

1 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 15, 2025

Lin Mei

Direct

Sell2.8K$10.10$28,027.50

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 1 sells worth $28,027.50 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $28,027.50. Lin Mei was the most active insider with 1 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-1.2%
-4.4% (13yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+0.7%
+0.3% (13yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+0.7%
-3.8% (13yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-43.2%
+3.1% (13yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Net Income at +0.7% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +3.1% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages MFA?

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) lists 9 active executives. The top listed executive is Bryan Doran, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer.

Are MFA insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $5.14M.

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