Fidelis Capital Partners LLC Makes New $74,000 Investment in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Fidelis Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 12,415 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $74,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 4,093 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Down 0.3 %

CFFN stock opened at $5.85 on Thursday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.76 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $5.89 and its 200-day moving average is $6.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $776.80 million, a PE ratio of 15.00 and a beta of 0.50.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 12.67%. Sell-side analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.81%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is 87.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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 report on Thursday, January 30th.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 102,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $614,313. The trade was a 5.11 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.88 per share, with a total value of $58,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,125,596.64. The trade was a 5.51 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Capitol Federal Financial

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.