MFA Financial Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors

Shares of MFA Financial Inc. MFA, -1.46% slid 1.46% to $10.80 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.47% rising 1.47% to 35,950.89 and the NASDAQ Composite Index COMP, -0.23% falling 0.23% to 14,226.22.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

MFA Financial Inc. closed $1.58 below its 52-week high ($12.38), which the company achieved on February 2nd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust PMT, +0.93% rose 0.93% to $14.04, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. remained unchanged, and AGNC Investment Corp. AGNC, -1.45% fell 1.45% to $8.82.

Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 7,933 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.

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