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title: "MFA Financial Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "MFA Financial Inc. (MFA) shares fell 1.76% to $8.94 on Thursday, underperforming competitors like PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and AGNC Investment Corp. during a broad market decline where the NASDAQ and Dow Jones also dropped. MFA closed 15.38% below its 52-week high of $10.57. Trading volume reached 1.7 million, exceeding the 50-day average."
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# MFA Financial Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of MFA Financial Inc. (MFA) slipped 1.76% to $8.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.00% to 26,067.17 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

MFA Financial Inc. closed 15.38% below its 52-week high of $10.57, which the company reached on September 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT) fell 1.57% to $9.39, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (IVR) fell 0.40% to $7.55, and AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC) fell 1.44% to $10.92.

Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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