Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Shares Acquired by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 115.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 183,956 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 98,488 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned about 0.14% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,087,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 4,093 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $53,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $63,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director James G. Morris purchased 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This represents a 17.44 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.97 per share, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,313. This trade represents a 5.11 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of CFFN opened at $5.69 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.08. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.76 and a 12-month high of $7.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. The firm has a market cap of $755.55 million, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.49.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend 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 payout ratio is presently 87.18%.

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.