Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock Position Trimmed by New York State Teachers Retirement System

New York State Teachers Retirement System cut its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 10.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,344 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after selling 3,400 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Capitol Federal Financial were worth $189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of CFFN. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 4,393.5% during the 4th quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 4,853 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 4,745 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 207.1% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 8,369 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 5,644 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, AXQ Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $59,000. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Up 2.3 %

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.65. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.22 and a 12 month high of $6.88. The company has a market capitalization of $706.09 million, a P/E ratio of -5.62 and a beta of 0.42.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $82.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.45 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a negative net margin of 34.17% and a positive return on equity of 3.85%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.12 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 2nd were given a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.44%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 1st. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -36.17%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd.

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Morris J. Huey II bought 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.70 per share, with a total value of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,544,700. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.68 per share, with a total value of $56,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,030,511.04. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Morris J. Huey II acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.70 per share, for a total transaction of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,544,700. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 22,389 shares of company stock valued at $127,707 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.20% 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.