Jeffrey M. Johnson Acquires 10,000 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Stock

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 10,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.63 per share, with a total value of $56,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 112,900 shares in the company, valued at $635,627. This represents a 9.72 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.69 on Friday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a one year low of $4.76 and a one year high of $7.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.86 and a 200 day moving average of $6.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. The company has a market capitalization of $755.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.49.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its quarterly earnings data 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were paid a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.98%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 87.18%.

Institutional Trading of Capitol Federal Financial

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 55,695 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 19.0% in the 4th quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,439 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 2,144 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,602 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 2,466 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 9.0% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 33,215 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $194,000 after buying an additional 2,731 shares during the period. Finally, Mariner LLC increased its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 164,765 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $974,000 after buying an additional 3,080 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price target 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.