Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 24,690 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Principal Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 3.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 764,455 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after selling 24,690 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned approximately 0.56% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $5,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CFFN. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 154.3% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,980 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 1,808 shares during the period. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. bought a new stake in Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 1st quarter valued at $70,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the 1st quarter worth $75,000. 78.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 25th.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

CFFN stock opened at $5.79 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.62. The stock has a market cap of $788.52 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.47 and a beta of 0.38. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.24 and a 1 year high of $9.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.81, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 26th. The savings and loans company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.06. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 15.44% and a return on equity of 5.44%. The firm had revenue of $40.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $43.13 million. Research analysts anticipate that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 4th were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.87%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 3rd. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 79.07%.

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 deposit accounts, interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, and certificates of deposit.