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

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) is set to release its earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, April 24th. Analysts expect Capitol Federal Financial to post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The savings and loans company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.04. Capitol Federal Financial had a positive return on equity of 3.85% and a negative net margin of 34.17%. The business had revenue of $82.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.45 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.12 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Capitol Federal Financial to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Down 2.1 %

CFFN stock opened at $5.10 on Wednesday. Capitol Federal Financial has a twelve month low of $4.22 and a twelve month high of $6.88. The company has a market cap of $682.02 million, a PE ratio of -5.43 and a beta of 0.42. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $5.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.29.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 16th. Investors of record on Friday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.67%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 1st. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -36.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Morris J. Huey II purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.70 per share, for a total transaction of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,700. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director Morris J. Huey II purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $5.70 per share, for a total transaction of $28,500.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 271,000 shares in the company, valued at $1,544,700. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Rick C. Jackson purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.68 per share, with a total value of $56,800.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president now owns 181,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,030,511.04. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 22,389 shares of company stock worth $127,707 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CFFN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 20.9% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 62,309 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $678,000 after acquiring an additional 10,757 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1.4% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,455,828 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $15,839,000 after acquiring an additional 20,691 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 13.1% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,953 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $250,000 after acquiring an additional 2,666 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 13.2% in the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 114,762 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 13,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 48,523 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 12,667 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.