Versor Investments LP Invests $87,000 in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 14,800 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $87,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Azora Capital LP raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 7.9% during the third quarter. Azora Capital LP now owns 1,465,821 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $8,560,000 after purchasing an additional 107,826 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 52.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,052,949 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $6,149,000 after purchasing an additional 362,291 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 592,331 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $3,501,000 after buying an additional 16,529 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 71.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,587,000 after buying an additional 113,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 53.7% during the fourth quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 165,677 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $979,000 after buying an additional 57,887 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ CFFN opened at $5.87 on Wednesday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.76 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. 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 cap of $779.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.05 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $5.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.11.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Shareholders 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 yield of 5.79%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 87.18%.

Insider Transactions at Capitol Federal Financial

In other news, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 31st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 102,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $614,313. This represents a 5.11 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.88 per share, for a total transaction of $58,800.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 191,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. This trade represents a 5.51 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.