GSA Capital Partners LLP Boosts Stake in Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN)

GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) by 20.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 177,418 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after buying an additional 30,502 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP owned approximately 0.13% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $994,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 55,695 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 19.0% in the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,439 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 2,144 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 70,602 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 2,466 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 13.0% in the first quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 21,704 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $122,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC lifted 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 worth $974,000 after purchasing an additional 3,080 shares during the period. 88.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Rick C. Jackson acquired 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.69 per share, with a total value of $85,350.00. Following the acquisition, the executive vice president directly owned 206,428 shares in the company, valued at $1,174,575.32. This represents a 7.84% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CFFN opened at $6.02 on Friday. Capitol Federal Financial has a 52 week low of $4.90 and a 52 week high of $7.20. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $6.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $5.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market cap of $799.46 million, a P/E ratio of 12.81 and a beta of 0.56.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $50.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $50.51 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 14.87% and a return on equity of 5.92%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Capitol Federal Financial will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st. Capitol Federal Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 72.34%.

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.