Jeffrey M. Johnson Acquires 5,000 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the acquisition, the director now 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 purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN opened at $6.08 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $807.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.30. 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) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 4.96% and a net margin of 12.67%. Research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.59%. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is 87.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Capitol Federal Financial

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 20.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,648 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 10.0% during the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 26,573 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 2,425 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 9.0% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,215 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 2,731 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,256 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 3,463 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFS Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1,865.5% in the third quarter. IFS Advisors LLC now owns 4,442 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 4,216 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price target on Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a 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.