Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes $138,000 Position in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 23,386 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock, valued at approximately $138,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in CFFN. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter worth $53,000. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 59.8% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 9,256 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 3,463 shares during the period. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $63,000. Point72 DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Piper Sandler cut 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.

Insider Buying and Selling at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. This trade represents a 5.51 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 5,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.97 per share, for a total transaction of $29,850.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 102,900 shares in the company, valued at $614,313. This represents a 5.11 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CFFN opened at $5.59 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.30. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a one year low of $4.76 and a one year high of $7.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $742.27 million, a PE ratio of 14.33 and a beta of 0.49.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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, equities analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.08%. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is 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.