Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Shares Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 118.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 23,365 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,688 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Capitol Federal Financial were worth $151,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 20,405,169 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $169,364,000 after purchasing an additional 208,649 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,526,985 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $128,874,000 after acquiring an additional 76,027 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 9.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,743,317 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $52,113,000 after acquiring an additional 654,200 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,545,003 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $40,383,000 after acquiring an additional 206,098 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 4,646,076 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $31,268,000 after acquiring an additional 149,700 shares during the last quarter. 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, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the executive vice president now owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,030,511.04. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $5.68 per share, for a total transaction of $56,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president now directly owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,030,511.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Morris J. Huey II purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.70 per share, with a total value of $28,500.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,544,700. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 22,389 shares of company stock worth $127,707. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

CFFN opened at $5.21 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.22 and a 1 year high of $6.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $696.73 million, a PE ratio of -5.54 and a beta of 0.42.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.04. Capitol Federal Financial had a negative net margin of 34.17% and a positive return on equity of 3.85%. The firm had revenue of $82.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.45 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.12 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.44 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 2nd were issued a $0.085 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 1st. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.53%. Capitol Federal Financial’s payout ratio is -36.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Capitol Federal Financial to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd.

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.