Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN) Shares Purchased by AQR Capital Management LLC

AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFFN - Free Report) by 11.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,807,151 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after purchasing an additional 182,613 shares during the quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC owned about 1.36% of Capitol Federal Financial worth $10,680,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Capitol Federal Financial by 131.9% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 7,197 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 4,093 shares during the period. Endeavor Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $53,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Capitol Federal Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Wealthstream Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Capitol Federal Financial during the fourth quarter worth $69,000. 88.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Capitol Federal Financial Price Performance

Capitol Federal Financial stock traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $5.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,025,640 shares, compared to its average volume of 789,481. 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 fifty-two week low of $4.90 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $747.59 million, a PE ratio of 14.44 and a beta of 0.53. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $5.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.00.

Capitol Federal Financial (NASDAQ:CFFN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The savings and loans company reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $48.79 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $47.81 million. Capitol Federal Financial had a net margin of 12.67% and a return on equity of 4.96%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. will post 0.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Capitol Federal Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.085 dividend. This represents a $0.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.04%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. Capitol Federal Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 85.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Activity

In other Capitol Federal Financial news, EVP Rick C. Jackson bought 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.88 per share, for a total transaction of $58,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 191,428 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,125,596.64. The trade was a 5.51 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey M. Johnson purchased 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $5.56 per share, for a total transaction of $111,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 132,900 shares of the company's stock, 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. Insiders bought a total of 70,000 shares of company stock worth $396,550 over the last 90 days. 3.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.