EntryPoint Capital LLC Acquires 45,792 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

EntryPoint Capital LLC raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 202.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,382 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 45,792 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC owned about 0.05% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $404,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $66,000. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were acquired at an average price 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 approximately $614,313. This trade represents a 5.11 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. The trade was a 5.51 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 2.4 %

NASDAQ:CFFN opened at $5.67 on Wednesday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.76 and a 52 week high of $7.20. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $5.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market cap of $752.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 0.49.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued 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, equities analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 87.18%.

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.