LSV Asset Management Acquires Shares of 75,118 Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN)

LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 75,118 shares of the savings and loans company's stock, valued at approximately $444,000. LSV Asset Management owned 0.06% of Capitol Federal Financial as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 118.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,599,047 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $9,450,000 after acquiring an additional 867,870 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 28.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,755,620 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $10,376,000 after purchasing an additional 387,045 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Capitol Federal Financial by 52.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,052,949 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $6,149,000 after purchasing an additional 362,291 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC bought a new position in Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter worth about $2,026,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial by 511.4% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 203,065 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after buying an additional 169,850 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of Capitol Federal Financial from $7.00 to $6.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th.

Insider Activity at Capitol Federal Financial

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, Director James G. Morris acquired 15,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.66 per share, with a total value of $84,900.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 100,995 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $571,631.70. The trade was a 17.44 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson bought 5,000 shares of Capitol Federal Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.97 per share, with a total value of $29,850.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 102,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at $614,313. The trade was a 5.11 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought a total of 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $229,850 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Capitol Federal Financial Stock Up 0.6 %

NASDAQ:CFFN traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5.26. 681,620 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 789,029. The company has a fifty day moving average of $5.66 and a 200 day moving average of $6.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.30. Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.76 and a twelve month high of $7.20. The company has a market capitalization of $698.45 million, a P/E ratio of 13.49 and a beta of 0.52.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.01. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. On average, analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 EPS for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.085 per share. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 87.18%.

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