Rick C. Jackson Buys 10,000 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $5.88 per share, with a total value of $58,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. This trade represents a 5.51 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Up 0.2 %

CFFN opened at $5.90 on Friday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.76 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The company has a market cap of $783.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.10.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.76%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 87.18%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price target 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Capitol Federal Financial

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 54.8% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 572,011 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $3,341,000 after acquiring an additional 202,614 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the third quarter worth about $152,000. Triune Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $136,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 254.7% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 155,071 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $906,000 after purchasing an additional 111,356 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake 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 purchasing an additional 3,463 shares in the last quarter. 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.