Sei Investments Co. Has $997,000 Stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 66.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,756 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 67,276 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.13% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $997,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 52.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,052,949 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $6,149,000 after purchasing an additional 362,291 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 511.4% in the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 203,065 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 169,850 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 113,106 shares in the last quarter. Semanteon Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $537,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 99.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 130,005 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 64,690 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their target price 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 1.4 %

Shares of CFFN stock traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $5.03. 997,423 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 793,853. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $5.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $6.04. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.76 and a 1-year high of $7.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The company has a market cap of $667.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.52.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were issued 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 yield of 6.76%. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio is 87.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 112,900 shares in the company, valued at $635,627. This trade represents a 9.72 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director James G. Morris purchased 15,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.66 per share, for a total transaction of $84,900.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $571,631.70. The trade was a 17.44 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850 in the last three months. 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.