Barclays PLC Increases Stock Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Barclays PLC lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 71.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after acquiring an additional 113,106 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned 0.20% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,587,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,648 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 10.0% during the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 26,573 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,215 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $194,000 after acquiring an additional 2,731 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 27,172 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 3,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,256 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,463 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James G. Morris bought 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of $6.84 per share, with a total value of $102,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 85,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at $588,205.80. This represents a 21.13 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ CFFN traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $5.95. 928,744 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 841,431. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.31. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.76 and a 12-month high of $7.20. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $6.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $790.01 million, a PE ratio of 20.52 and a beta of 0.48.

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

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 117.24%.

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.