Virtu Financial LLC Makes New $116,000 Investment in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 19,574 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $116,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted 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 purchasing an additional 4,093 shares in the last quarter. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $53,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $63,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. 88.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.66 per share, for a total transaction of $84,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 100,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $571,631.70. This trade represents a 17.44 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 10,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.63 per share, for a total transaction of $56,300.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 112,900 shares in the company, valued at $635,627. This represents a 9.72 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 40,000 shares of company stock worth $229,850. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

CFFN stock opened at $5.69 on Monday. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.76 and a 52-week high of $7.20. The business has a fifty day moving average of $5.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.09. The stock has a market cap of $755.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 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%. As a group, research analysts anticipate 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. 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 payout ratio is currently 87.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on 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 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.