Principal Financial Group Inc. Purchases 16,204 Shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN)

Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 2.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 608,535 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 16,204 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.46% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $3,408,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 55,695 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 1,798 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,439 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 2,144 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,602 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 2,466 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 164,765 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $974,000 after acquiring an additional 3,080 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 29,174 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 3,094 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In related news, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 15,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the purchase, the executive vice president owned 206,428 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson acquired 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.56 per share, with a total value of $111,200.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 132,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $738,924. The trade was a 17.71% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Trading Up 0.8%

NASDAQ CFFN opened at $6.24 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $828.67 million, a P/E ratio of 15.60 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.07. Capitol Federal Financial has a 12 month low of $4.90 and a 12 month high of $7.20. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $5.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.79.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $48.79 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $47.81 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a return on equity of 5.10% and a net margin of 12.91%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.45%. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 85.00%.

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.