Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Shares Acquired by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 71.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 271,769 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 113,106 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned about 0.20% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $1,587,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 11,648 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 1,995 shares in the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co grew its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 10.0% during the third quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 26,573 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,425 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings 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 worth $194,000 after acquiring an additional 2,731 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 12.6% in the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 27,172 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 3,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,256 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 3,463 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $6.50 to $7.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

CFFN stock opened at $5.95 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.55 and a 200-day moving average of $6.05. The company has a market cap of $790.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.52 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.76 and a 12-month high of $7.20.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $101.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.40 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 4.69% and a net margin of 9.95%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.04 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.71%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 117.24%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.84 per share, with a total value of $102,600.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 85,995 shares in the company, valued at approximately $588,205.80. This trade represents a 21.13 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Company 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.