WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 115.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 183,956 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after buying an additional 98,488 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.14% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,087,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 202.7% in the 4th quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 68,382 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $404,000 after buying an additional 45,792 shares during the last quarter. CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth $77,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 197.7% in the fourth quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 55,566 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 36,903 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $143,000. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 66.3% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 168,756 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $997,000 after purchasing an additional 67,276 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on 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.
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Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance
CFFN stock traded down $0.05 on Wednesday, hitting $5.59. 137,132 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 682,300. The stock has a market cap of $741.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.32 and a beta of 0.49. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.76 and a 1-year high of $7.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $5.85 and a 200-day moving average of $6.09.
Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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, analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.09%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 87.18%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.88 per share, for a total transaction of $58,800.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 191,428 shares in the company, valued at $1,125,596.64. The trade was a 5.51 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 5,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $614,313. This represents a 5.11 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have purchased 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Capitol Federal Financial
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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.
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