Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson Purchases 5,000 Shares

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $5.97 per share, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 102,900 shares in the company, valued at $614,313. The trade was a 5.11 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of CFFN opened at $5.94 on Tuesday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.76 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $788.65 million, a P/E ratio of 15.23 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $6.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.11.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.72%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 87.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capitol Federal Financial

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 20.7% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,648 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 10.0% in the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 26,573 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 2,425 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,215 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 2,731 shares during the period. KBC Group NV lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% during the 3rd 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. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1,865.5% in the 3rd 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.