342,800 Shares in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Acquired by Foundry Partners LLC

Foundry Partners LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 342,800 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $2,026,000. Foundry Partners LLC owned 0.26% of Capitol Federal Financial at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,860,278 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $16,909,000 after acquiring an additional 15,578 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,755,620 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $10,376,000 after acquiring an additional 387,045 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 24.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,306,936 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $7,724,000 after acquiring an additional 253,987 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 592,331 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $3,501,000 after acquiring an additional 16,529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 383,892 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $2,269,000 after buying an additional 45,084 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

CFFN stock traded down $0.36 on Thursday, reaching $5.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 377,074 shares, compared to its average volume of 791,103. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $5.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. The company has a market capitalization of $676.94 million, a P/E ratio of 13.06 and a beta of 0.52. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.76 and a 52 week high of $7.20.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. As a group, analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.67%. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 87.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.66 per share, for a total transaction of $84,900.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This trade represents a 17.44 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.97 per share, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares in the company, 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. Insiders have bought a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their target price on Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

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.