Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Purchases $29,850.00 in Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.97 per share, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,313. The trade was a 5.11 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CFFN traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, reaching $5.94. 679,400 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 764,594. The firm has a market cap of $788.65 million, a PE ratio of 15.23 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.76 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 12.67%. As a group, analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.72%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 87.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler dropped their target price on Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capitol Federal Financial

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. IFS Advisors LLC grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 1,865.5% in the third quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 4,442 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 4,216 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,256 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,463 shares during the period. Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter valued at $66,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Company Profile

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc operates as the holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank that provides various retail banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts a range of deposit products, including savings accounts, money market accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.