Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director James G. Morris Purchases 15,000 Shares of Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director James G. Morris purchased 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $571,631.70. The trade was a 17.44 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN stock opened at $5.75 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $763.52 million, a P/E ratio of 14.74 and a beta of 0.49. The business has a 50 day moving average of $5.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.08. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.76 and a 52 week 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.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate 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 given a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.91%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is presently 87.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 4,093 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth $63,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the third quarter valued at $66,000. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased 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 report on Thursday, January 30th.

Capitol Federal Financial Company 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.