Should I buy or sell Capitol Federal Financial stock right now?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capitol Federal Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CFFN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CFFN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View CFFN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Capitol Federal Financial's stock price target for 2024?

1 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Capitol Federal Financial's shares. Their CFFN share price targets range from $5.00 to $5.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $5.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%. View analysts price targets for CFFN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have CFFN shares performed in 2024?

Capitol Federal Financial's stock was trading at $6.45 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CFFN stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at $5.16. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Capitol Federal Financial?

Capitol Federal Financial saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,970,000 shares, a drop of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 6,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 914,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.5 days. Currently, 4.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View Capitol Federal Financial's Short Interest .

When is Capitol Federal Financial's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024. View our CFFN earnings forecast .

How were Capitol Federal Financial's earnings last quarter?

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. The savings and loans company had revenue of $82.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.45 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a negative net margin of 34.17% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.85%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS.

How often does Capitol Federal Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Capitol Federal Financial?

Capitol Federal Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share on Friday, February 16th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 1st. Read our dividend analysis for CFFN .

Is Capitol Federal Financial a good dividend stock?

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.67%. CFFN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for CFFN .

What is John B. Dicus' approval rating as Capitol Federal Financial's CEO?

44 employees have rated Capitol Federal Financial Chief Executive Officer John B. Dicus on Glassdoor.com . John B. Dicus has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts John B. Dicus in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 59.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Capitol Federal Financial to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Capitol Federal Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Capitol Federal Financial investors own include Pharmerica (PMC) , Verizon Communications (VZ) , Caesars Entertainment (CZR) , Ford Motor (F) , Pfizer (PFE) , AT&T (T) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Cerner (CERN) .

Who are Capitol Federal Financial's major shareholders?

Capitol Federal Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Midwest Financial Group LLC (0.04%) and Diversified Trust Co (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony S Barry, Gerald J Ford , James G Morris , Jeffrey M Johnson, Jeffrey R Thompson, John B Dicus , Michel Philipp Cole , Morris J Huey II, Natalie G Haag , Rick C Jackson and Robert D Kobbeman . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Capitol Federal Financial?

Shares of CFFN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$5.16

+0.04 (+0.78%)

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$5.22
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$6.16
52-Week Range: $4.22
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$6.88

Volume: 835,503 shs
Average Volume: 909,468 shs
Market Capitalization: $690.06 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 6.59%
Price Target: $5.00

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Capitol Federal Financial MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 3.1% Downside
$5.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
4.82% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.96
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares
$127,707 Bought Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.64%
From $0.44 to $0.50 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.62 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

560th out of 822 stocks

Federal Savings Institutions Industry

22nd out of 29 stocks

1.0

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Capitol Federal Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Capitol Federal Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.82% of the float of Capitol Federal Financial has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Capitol Federal Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.5.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Capitol Federal Financial has recently decreased by 10.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Capitol Federal Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Capitol Federal Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Capitol Federal Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 68.00% next year. This indicates that Capitol Federal Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for CFFN.

3.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Capitol Federal Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Capitol Federal Financial this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
22 people have searched for CFFN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 450% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Capitol Federal Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Capitol Federal Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $127,707.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.20% of the stock of Capitol Federal Financial is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
88.51% of the stock of Capitol Federal Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Capitol Federal Financial are expected to grow by 13.64% in the coming year, from $0.44 to $0.50 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Capitol Federal Financial is -5.49, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Capitol Federal Financial is -5.49, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Capitol Federal Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Capitol Federal Financial Stock (NASDAQ:CFFN)

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. It also provides various loan products, such as one- to four-family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, construction loans, and small business loans, as well as consumer loans, which include home equity loans and lines of credit, home improvement loans, vehicle loans, and loans secured by savings deposits. In addition, the company offers mobile, telephone, and online banking services, as well as bill payment services; credit cards; mortgage loan; operates a call center; and invests in various securities. The company serves the metropolitan areas of Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia, and Salina, Kansas, and a portion of the metropolitan area of greater Kansas City. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Topeka, Kansas.

CFFN Stock Price History

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CFFN Stock News Headlines

April 4, 2024 | marketbeat.com

Insider Buying Is Bullish For These Dividends Up To 7.5%

April 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

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Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Short Interest Down 10.6% in March

April 2, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial Insiders Placed Bullish Bets Worth US$753.8k

March 27, 2024 | msn.com

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February 8, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

KBW Keeps Their Hold Rating on Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN)

January 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

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Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.085

January 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial Inc (CFFN) Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results

January 24, 2024 | benzinga.com

Recap: Capitol Federal Finl Q1 Earnings

January 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.® Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results

January 23, 2024 | benzinga.com

Earnings Outlook For Capitol Federal Finl

January 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.® Announces Quarterly Dividend

January 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Analysts Estimate Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

January 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.® Announces Annual Meeting Presentation Available on Website

January 17, 2024 | msn.com

Fed’s Bank Capital Plan Needs Substantive Changes, Bowman Says

January 15, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

With 74% ownership, Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) boasts of strong institutional backing

January 11, 2024 | marketwatch.com

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January 7, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

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December 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

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October 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Director James Morris Acquires 21,000 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial Inc

October 27, 2023 | msn.com

Piper Sandler Maintains Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Neutral Recommendation

October 26, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

IBM, ServiceNow, Lennox, Morningstar And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Thursday

October 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Bullish Capitol Federal Financial Insiders Loaded Up On US$622.3k Of Stock

October 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.® Reports Strategic Securities Transaction and Fiscal Year 2023 Results

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 1/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 2/16 Dividend: 2/01/2024
Dividend Payable: 2/16/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 4/24/2024
Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Finance
Industry: Federal savings institutions
Sub-Industry: Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CFFN
CUSIP: 14057J10
CIK: 1490906
Web: www.capfed.com
Phone: (785) 235-1341
Fax: 785-270-6046
Employees: 592
Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $5.00
High Stock Price Target: $5.00
Low Stock Price Target: $5.00
Potential Upside/Downside: -3.1%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.94)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: 11.73
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-101,660,000.00
Net Margins: -34.17%
Pretax Margin: -42.67%
Return on Equity: 3.85%
Return on Assets: 0.40%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.29
Current Ratio: 1.37
Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $380.96 million
Price / Sales: 1.81
Cash Flow: $0.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 11.84
Book Value: $7.67 per share
Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 133,730,000
Free Float: 130,791,000
Market Cap: $690.05 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.42

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Key Executives

Mr. John B. Dicus (Age 63)
Chairman, President & CEO
Comp: $862.03k
Mr. Kent G. Townsend (Age 63)
Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
Comp: $426.87k
Mr. Rick Cordell Jackson (Age 59)
Chief Lending Officer and Executive VP
Comp: $315.31k
Mr. William Joseph Skrobacz Jr.
Executive VP & Chief Retail Operations Officer
Ms. Tara D. Van Houweling (Age 51)
First VP, Principal Accounting Officer & Reporting Director
Ms. Natalie G. Haag (Age 65)
Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Comp: $421.12k
Mr. Anthony S. Barry J.D. (Age 60)
Executive VP & Chief Corporate Services Officer

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CFFN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Capitol Federal Financial stock right now?: 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Capitol Federal Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CFFN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CFFN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View CFFN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Capitol Federal Financial's stock price target for 2024?: 1 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Capitol Federal Financial's shares. Their CFFN share price targets range from $5.00 to $5.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $5.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%.
View analysts price targets for CFFN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have CFFN shares performed in 2024?: Capitol Federal Financial's stock was trading at $6.45 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CFFN stock has decreased by 20.0% and is now trading at $5.16.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Capitol Federal Financial?: Capitol Federal Financial saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,970,000 shares, a drop of 10.6% from the March 15th total of 6,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 914,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.5 days. Currently, 4.8% of the company's shares are short sold.
View Capitol Federal Financial's Short Interest.
When is Capitol Federal Financial's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
View our CFFN earnings forecast.
How were Capitol Federal Financial's earnings last quarter?: Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. The savings and loans company had revenue of $82.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $40.45 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a negative net margin of 34.17% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.85%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS.

How often does Capitol Federal Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Capitol Federal Financial?: Capitol Federal Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.085 per share on Friday, February 16th. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 1st.
Read our dividend analysis for CFFN.
Is Capitol Federal Financial a good dividend stock?: Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.67%. CFFN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
Read our dividend analysis for CFFN.
What is John B. Dicus' approval rating as Capitol Federal Financial's CEO?: 44 employees have rated Capitol Federal Financial Chief Executive Officer John B. Dicus on Glassdoor.com. John B. Dicus has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts John B. Dicus in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 59.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Capitol Federal Financial to a friend.
What other stocks do shareholders of Capitol Federal Financial own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Capitol Federal Financial investors own include Pharmerica (PMC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Ford Motor (F), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and Cerner (CERN).
Who are Capitol Federal Financial's major shareholders?: Capitol Federal Financial's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Midwest Financial Group LLC (0.04%) and Diversified Trust Co (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony S Barry, Gerald J Ford, James G Morris, Jeffrey M Johnson, Jeffrey R Thompson, John B Dicus, Michel Philipp Cole, Morris J Huey II, Natalie G Haag, Rick C Jackson and Robert D Kobbeman.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Capitol Federal Financial?: Shares of CFFN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Capitol Federal Financial MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Capitol Federal Financial Stock (NASDAQ:CFFN)

CFFN Stock Price History

CFFN Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

CFFN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™