MFA Financial, Inc. MFA NYSE

NYSE • Real Estate • REIT - Mortgage • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

69/100

4/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

MFA Financial, Inc. (MFA) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P. with 10,188,539 shares. Other notable holders include GORIN WILLIAM S and Knutson Craig L.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 25 transactions in MFA stock — 22 buys (valued at $150K) and 1 sells (valued at $28.03K). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.

MFA Insider Ownership

Top Holder

STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL II, L.P.

10,188,539 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$150K value

Sells (12 mo)

$28.03K value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 88%

Sell 4%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Starwood Capital Group Global Ii, L.p.	Director	10,188,539	2023-01-11	100%
2	Gorin William S	Chief Executive Officer	1,081,108	2017-07-05	11%
3	Knutson Craig L	CEO	768,370	2026-01-12	8%
4	Freydberg Ronald A	Executive Vice President	643,441	2020-03-16	6%
5	Krauss George H	Director	265,474	2020-07-21	3%
6	Wulfsohn Bryan	Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr.	208,196	2026-01-12	2%
7	Brodsky James A	Director	181,206	2021-06-10	2%
8	Kristjansson Gudmundur	SVP & Co-chief Invest. Ofcr.	119,945	2024-01-10	1%
9	Yadav Sunil	Senior Vice President	96,000	2020-02-12	1%
10	Schwartz Harold E	Senior Vice President	89,744	2026-01-12	1%
11	Byrne Richard J	Director	84,636	2019-05-28	1%
12	Blank Stephen R	Director	82,684	2020-05-05	1%
13	Polsky Lisa	Director	78,255	2025-06-05	1%
14	Wald Richard C.	Director	78,255	2025-06-05	1%
15	Oelerich Francis J. Iii	Director	67,566	2024-06-06	1%
16	Hanrahan Kathleen A	Senior Vice President	60,000	2020-02-12	1%
17	Samuels Lori R	SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr	51,727	2026-01-12	1%
18	Gosule Alan L	Director	51,421	2018-05-29	1%
19	Doran Bryan	Sr VP & Chief Accounting Ofcr	48,944	2026-01-06	0%
20	Roper Michael Charles	Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr	46,338	2026-01-12	0%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-01-15	Goodman Laurie	Director	Option Exercise	3,473	-	-
2026-01-15	Josephs Robin	Director	Option Exercise	3,473	-	-
2026-01-08	Samuels Lori R	SVP & Chief Loan Ops. Ofcr	Option Exercise	15,749	-	-
2026-01-08	Seemungal Natasha	Sr. VP & Co-controller	Option Exercise	4,922	-	-
2026-01-08	Roper Michael Charles	Sr. VP & Chief Financial Ofcr	Option Exercise	15,749	-	-
2026-01-08	Lin Mei	Sr. VP & Co-controller	Option Exercise	4,922	-	-
2026-01-08	Wulfsohn Bryan	Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr.	Option Exercise	67,914	-	-
2026-01-08	Schwartz Harold E	Senior Vice President	Option Exercise	26,575	-	-
2026-01-08	Knutson Craig L	CEO	Option Exercise	157,481	-	-
2026-01-02	Samuels Lori R	Sr VP & Chief Loan Ops Ofcr	RSU Award	27,283	-	-
2024-09-03	Samuels Lori R	SVP & Chief Loan Ops Ofcr	Unknown	23,073	-	-
2026-01-02	Doran Bryan	Sr VP & Chief Accounting Ofcr	RSU Award	8,815	-	-
2026-01-02	Seemungal Natasha	Sr. VP & Co-controller	RSU Award	6,296	-	-
2026-01-02	Roper Michael Charles	Sr VP & Chief Financial Ofcr	RSU Award (Return)	37,776	-	-
2026-01-02	Lin Mei	Sr. VP & Co-controller	RSU Award	6,296	-	-
2026-01-02	Wulfsohn Bryan	Pres. & Chief Invest. Ofcr.	RSU Award	100,735	-	-
2026-01-02	Schwartz Harold E	Senior Vice President	RSU Award	32,529	-	-
2026-01-02	Knutson Craig L	Chief Executive Officer	RSU Award	176,916	-	-
2025-09-15	Lin Mei	Sr. VP & Co-controller	Informative Sell	2,775	$10.10	$28.03K
2025-06-04	Small Christopher R.	Director	RSU Award	15,840	-	-
2025-06-04	Wald Richard C.	Director	RSU Award	15,840	-	-
2025-06-04	Goodman Laurie	Director	RSU Award	27,984	-	-
2025-06-04	Stamps Sheila A	Director	RSU Award	15,840	$9.47	$150K
2025-06-04	Polsky Lisa	Director	RSU Award	15,840	-	-
2025-06-04	Josephs Robin	Director	RSU Award	15,840	-	-