Semanteon Capital Management LP Purchases Shares of 90,898 Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 90,898 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $537,000. Semanteon Capital Management LP owned 0.07% of Capitol Federal Financial at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of CFFN. Azora Capital LP grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. Azora Capital LP now owns 1,465,821 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $8,560,000 after acquiring an additional 107,826 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 52.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,052,949 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $6,149,000 after buying an additional 362,291 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 592,331 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $3,501,000 after buying an additional 16,529 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 71.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,587,000 after buying an additional 113,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 241,693 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $1,429,000 after buying an additional 22,648 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 10,000 shares of the business'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 transaction, the executive vice president now 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 purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 5,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial 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 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 position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price target 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.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 0.4 %

CFFN stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $5.65. 360,825 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 734,367. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a one year low of $4.76 and a one year high of $7.20. 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 company has a market cap of $750.24 million, a PE ratio of 14.49 and a beta of 0.49. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $5.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.09.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%. Research analysts predict 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.02%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio 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.