Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Purchases $56,300.00 in Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 112,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $635,627. The trade was a 9.72 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of CFFN opened at $5.69 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $755.55 million, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $5.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.08. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.76 and a 12-month high of $7.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

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, 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%. Equities research analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.98%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 87.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 29,174 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $172,000 after acquiring an additional 3,094 shares in the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 50.5% in the 4th quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 247,487 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $1,463,000 after purchasing an additional 83,040 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $348,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $70,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 26.5% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 236,559 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,398,000 after buying an additional 49,582 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

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.