Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Holdings Lifted by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 71.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 113,106 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.20% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,587,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1,865.5% during the third quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 4,442 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 4,216 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% during the third 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 during the period. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter worth about $66,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter worth about $66,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 20.7% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,648 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 1,995 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Capitol Federal Financial from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN stock traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.58. The stock had a trading volume of 837,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 715,929. The firm has a market capitalization of $740.88 million, a PE ratio of 19.24 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.10. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.76 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $101.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $45.40 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 9.95% and a return on equity of 4.69%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.04 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.45 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.09%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio is currently 117.24%.

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In related news, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.84 per share, for a total transaction of $102,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 85,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $588,205.80. The trade was a 21.13 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial 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.