Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock Holdings Decreased by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 3.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,811,746 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 437,640 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 9.65% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $75,717,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of CFFN. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 99.0% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 130,005 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $759,000 after acquiring an additional 64,690 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 14.6% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 53,897 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 6,869 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 3rd quarter worth $317,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the third quarter valued at about $76,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 9.4% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 66,067 shares of the savings and loans company's stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 5,673 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 112,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at $635,627. This trade represents a 9.72 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director James G. Morris bought 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.66 per share, for a total transaction of $84,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This represents a 17.44 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders bought 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Capitol Federal Financial stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.24. The company had a trading volume of 244,678 shares, compared to its average volume of 790,510. The company has a market capitalization of $695.80 million, a P/E ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 0.52. 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 stock's 50-day simple moving average is $5.73 and its 200-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.

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 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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, equities analysts predict that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company 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. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial's payout ratio is 87.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

About Capitol Federal Financial

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.