Caxton Associates LP Has $1.23 Million Stock Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Caxton Associates LP lessened its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 9.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 206,980 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after selling 21,014 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LP owned approximately 0.15% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Azora Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $5,054,000. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $229,000. Sage Rhino Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $69,000. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $174,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,943,860 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $12,538,000 after buying an additional 150,482 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.12 per share, for a total transaction of $51,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 97,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $501,248. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on CFFN shares. StockNews.com upgraded Capitol Federal Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Capitol Federal Financial from $6.00 to $6.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on Capitol Federal Financial from $5.50 to $7.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Performance

Shares of CFFN traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $6.49. 180,614 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 894,757. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.22 and a 1 year high of $6.82. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $5.53 and its 200-day moving average is $5.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $99.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $47.23 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a positive return on equity of 4.02% and a negative net margin of 33.33%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.35 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 2nd will be paid a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.24%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -36.17%.

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.